law: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986  
  6. Rules to Regulate Environmental Pollution
  (1) The Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, make rules in respect of all or any of
  
  the matters referred to in section 3.
  (2) In particular, and without prejudice to
  
  the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of
  
  the following matters, namely :-
  (a) the standards of
  
  quality of air, water or soil for various areas and purposes;
  (b) the maximum allowable limits of concentration of various environmental
  
  pollutants (including noise) for different areas;
  (c) the procedures and
  
  safeguards for the handling of hazardous substances;
  (d) the prohibition and restrictions on the handling of hazardous substances in
  
  different areas;
  (e) the prohibition
  
  and restrictions on the location of industries and the carrying on of processes
  
  and operations in different areas;
  (f) the procedures and
  
  safeguards for the prevention of accidents which may cause environmental
  
  pollution and for providing for remedial measures for such accidents.