Act Number: 14

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

Year: 1981

Enactment Date: 1981-03-29

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 3: Central Pollution Control Board.
    1 [3. Central Pollution Control Board.--The Central Pollution Control Board constituted under section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), shall, without prejudice to the exercise and performance of its powers and functions under that Act, exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Central Pollution Control Board for the prevention and control of air pollution under this Act.]
Notes:
1 Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for sections 3 and 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
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