Section 25
Power to obtain information.
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
About this Act
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.
For the purposes of carrying out the functions entrusted to it, the
State Board or any officer empowered by it in that behalf may call for any information (including
information regarding the types of air pollutants emitted into the atmosphere and the level of the emission
of such air pollutants) from the occupier or any other person carrying on any industry or operating any
control equipment or industrial plant and for the purpose of verifying the correctness of such information,
the State Board or such officer shall have the right to inspect the premises where such industry, control
equipment or industrial plant is being carried on or operated.