AIR
(PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION)
ACT, 1981
CHAPTER 1] - SECTION PRELIMINARY PAGE |
1. Short title, extent and commencement |
2. Definitions |
CHAPTER 2] - CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION |
3. Central Pollution Control Board |
4. State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act (6 of 19714) to be State Boards under this Act |
5. Constitution of State Boards |
6. Central Board to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State Board in the Union territories |
7. Terms and conditions of service of members |
8. Disqualifications |
9. Constitution of by members |
10. Meetings of Board |
11. Constitution of Committees |
12. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose |
13. Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings |
14. Member-secretary and officers and other employees of State Boards |
15. Delegation of powers |
CHAPTER 3] - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS |
16. Functions of Central Board |
17. Functions of State Boards |
18. Power to give directions |
CHAPTER 4] - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION |
19. Power to declare air pollution control areas |
20. Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles |
21. Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants |
22. Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standards laid down by State Board |
22A. Power of Board to make application to Court for restraining persons from causing air pollution |
23. Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases |
24. Power of entry and inspection |
25. Power to obtain information |
26. Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection there with |
27. Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 26 |
28. State Air Laboratory |
29. Analysts |
30. Reports of analysts |
31. Appeals |
31A. Power to give directions |
CHAPTER 5]- FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT |
32. Contributions by Central Government |
33. Fund of Board |
33A. Borrowing powers of Board |
34. Budget |
35. Annual report |
36. Accounts and audit |
CHAPTER 6] - PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE |
37. Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31 A |
38. Penalties for certain acts |
39. Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the Act |
40. Offences by companies |
41. Offences by Government Departments |
42. Protection of action taken in good faith |
43. Cognizance of offences |
44. Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants |
45. Reports and returns |
46. Bar of jurisdiction |
CHAPTER 7] - MISCELLANEOUS |
47. Power of State Government to supersede State Board |
48. Special 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 |
49. Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act |
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51. Maintenance of register |
52. Effect of other laws |
53. Power of Central Government to make rules |
54. Power of State Government to make rules |