1. Short title, extent and commencement

2. Definitions

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

16. Functions of Central Board

17. Functions of State Boards

18. Power to give directions

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

32. Contributions by Central Government

33. Fund of Board

33A. Borrowing powers of Board

34. Budget

35. Annual report

36. Accounts and audit

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

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