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The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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An Act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
14 of 1981
Ministry
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Enacted
29 Mar 1981

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63 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Central Pollution Control Board.
  4. Section 4State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act.
  5. Section 5Constitution of State Boards.
  6. Section 6Central Board to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State Board in the Union territories.
  7. Section 7Terms and conditions of service of members.
  8. Section 8Disqualifications.
  9. Section 9Vacation of seats by members.
  10. Section 10Meetings of Board.
  11. Section 11Constitution of committees.
  12. Section 12Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose.
  13. Section 13Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings.
  14. Section 14Member-secretary and officers and other employees of State Boards.
  15. Section 15Delegation of powers.
  16. Section 16Functions of Central Board.
  17. Section 17Functions of State Boards.
  18. Section 18Power to give directions.
  19. Section 19Power to declare air pollution control areas.
  20. Section 20Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles.
  21. Section 21Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants.
  22. Section 21APower to issue guidelines.
  23. Section 22Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standard laid down by State Board.
  24. Section 22APower of Board to make application to court for restraining persons from causing air pollution.
  25. Section 23Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases.
  26. Section 24Power of entry and inspection.
  27. Section 25Power to obtain information.
  28. Section 26Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith.
  29. Section 27Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 26.
  30. Section 28State Air Laboratory.
  31. Section 29Analysis.
  32. Section 30Reports of analysis.
  33. Section 31Appeals.
  34. Section 31APower to give directions.
  35. Section 31BAppeal to National Green Tribunal.
  36. Section 32Contribution by Central Government.
  37. Section 33Fund of Board.
  38. Section 33ABorrowing powers of Board.
  39. Section 34Budget.
  40. Section 35Annual report.
  41. Section 36Accounts and audit.
  42. Section 37Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A.
  43. Section 38Penalties for certain acts.
  44. Section 38APenalty for contravention by Government Department.
  45. Section 39Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of this Act.
  46. Section 39AAdjudicating officer
  47. Section 39BAppeal.
  48. Section 39CPenalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund.
  49. Section 39DOffences for failure to comply with provisions of section 21 and for failure to pay penalty.
  50. Section 41Offences by Government Departments.
  51. Section 42Protection of action taken in good faith.
  52. Section 43Cognizance of offences.
  53. Section 44Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants.
  54. Section 45Reports and returns.
  55. Section 46Bar of jurisdiction.
  56. Section 47Power of State Government to supersede State Board.
  57. Section 48Special provision in the case of supersession of the Central Board or the State Boards constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
  58. Section 49Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act.
  59. Section 50[Omitted.].
  60. Section 51Maintenance of register.
  61. Section 52Effect of other laws.
  62. Section 53Power of Central Government to make rules.
  63. Section 54Power of State Government to make rules.