Subject to the provisions of the Rule 4, any person may manufacture carry bags or containers made of plastic if the following conditions are satisfied, namely: -
· Carry bags and containers made of virgin plastic shall be in nature shade or white;
· Carry bags and containers made of recycled plastic and used for purposes other than storing and packaging foodstuffs shall be manufactured using pigments and colourants as per IS: 9833: 1981 entitled "List of pigments and colourants for use in plastics in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water".

Recycling of plastics shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards specification: IS 14534: 1998 entitled "The Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics".

Manufactures of recycled plastic carry bags having printing facilities shall code/ mark carry bags and containers as per Bureau of Indian Standard Specification: IS 14534: 1998 entitled "The Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics" and the end product made out of recycled plastics shall be marked as "recycled" along with the identification of the percentage of use of recycled material. Other manufactures who do not have printing facilities, shall comply within one year of publication of these rules. Manufactures shall print on each packet of carry bags as to whether these are made of "recycled material" or of "virgin plastic".

The minimum thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastics or recycled plastics shall not be less than 20 microns.

Restriction on manufacture, sale, distribution and use of virgin and recycled plastic carry bags and recycled plastic containers. -
· No person shall manufacture, stock, distribute or sell carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic bags which are less than 8 x 12 inches {20 x 30 cms} in size and which do not conform to the minimum thickness specified in rule 8.
· No vendor shall use carry bags made of recycled plastic for storing, carrying, dispensing or packaging of foodstuffs.
· No vendor shall use containers made of recycled plastics for storing, carrying, dispensing or packaging of foodstuffs"
The minimum weight of 50 carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastics shall be 105 gms. plus or minus 5% variation and the carry bags of larger sizes shall be proportionate increase in weight".

How to obtain Grant of Registration/Renewal of Registration for Manufacture?
 
(1) Every occupier manufacturing carry bags or containers of virgin plastic or recycled plastic or both shall make an application in Form-I appended to these rules to the State Pollution Control Board, Assam for grant of registration or renewal of registration for his unit
(2) No person shall manufacture carry bags or containers irrespective of its size or weight unless the occupier of the unit has registered the unit with the State Pollution Control Board, prior to the commencement of production;
(3) The State Pollution Control Board, Assam shall not issue and renew a registration certificate of a unit unless that unit meets the norms prescribed under rules 5,6,7 and 8 of these rules and also possess a valid consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) as per the requirements laid down by the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.
(4) Every State Pollution Control Board shall grant registration within thirty days of receipt of application complete in all respects.
(5) The registration granted under this rule shall, unless revoked suspended or cancelled earlier, be valid for a period of three years.
(6) Every application for renewal of registration shall be made in the Form-I appended to these rules at least sixty days before the expiry of the validity of registration.