3. Definitions. -In these rules unless the context otherwise requires
(1) “Act” means the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);
(2) “Animal House” means a place where animals are reared/kept for experiments or testing purposes;
(3) “Authorisation” means permission granted by the prescribed authority for the generation, collection reception, storage, transportation, treatment, disposal and or any other form of handling of biomedical waste in accordance with these rules and any guidelines issued by the Central Government.
(4) “Authorised person” means an occupier or operator authorised by the prescribed authority to generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose and or handle bio-medical waste in accordance with these rules and any guidelines issued by the Central Government;
(5) “Bio-medical waste” means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biologicals, and including categories mentioned in Schedule I;
(6) “Biologicals” means any preparation made from organisms or microorganisms or product of metabolism and biochemical reactions intended for rise in the diagnosis, immunisation or the treatment of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto;
(7) 'Bio-medical waste treatment facility” means any facility wherein treatment disposal of biomedical waste or processes incidental to such treatment or disposal is carried out;
(8) “Occupier” in relation to any institution generating biomedical waste, which includes a hospital, nursing home, clinic dispensary, veterinary institution, animal house, pathological laboratory, blood bank by whatever name called, means a person who has control over that institution and/or its premises;
(9) “Operator of a biomedical waste facility” means a person who owns or controls or operates a facility for the collection, reception, storage, transport, treatment, disposal or any other form of handling of biomedical waste;
(10) “Schedule” means schedule appended to these rules;
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