Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · Chapter VII: Factories
Section 83: Constitution of site appraisal committee
(1) The appropriate Government may, constitute one or more site appraisal committees consisting of a chairman and other members, for such purpose as may be prescribed including to consider and to give recommendations on an application for grant of permission for the initial location of a factory involving a hazardous process or for the expansion of such factory.
(2) The site appraisal committee referred to in sub-section (1) shall make its recommendation within a period of thirty days of the receipt of the application for any of the purpose referred to in the said subsection in such form, as may be prescribed.
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