Section List

14/1981 - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
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 1974 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	Vacation of seats 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 standard 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 therewith.
27	Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 26.
28	State Air Laboratory.
29	Analysis.
30	Reports of analysis.
31	Appeals.
31A	Power to give directions.
32	Contribution 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 31A.
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.
50	[Omitted.].
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.
31B	Appeal to National Green Tribunal.