Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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

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Act ID:	198114
Act Number:	14
Enactment Date:	1981-03-29
Act Year:	1981
Short Title:	The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
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
Enforcement Date:	16-05-1981
Notification:	16th May, 1981, vide notification No. G.S.R. 351(E), dated 15th May, 1981, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (i).


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION

CHAPTER III

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS

CHAPTER IV

PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION

CHAPTER V

FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

CHAPTER VI

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Central Pollution Control Board.
Section 4. State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act.
Section 5. Constitution of State Boards.
Section 6. Central Board to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State Board in the Union territories. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7. Terms and conditions of service of members.
Section 8. Disqualifications.
Section 9. Vacation of seats by members.
Section 10. Meetings of Board.
Section 11. Constitution of committees.
Section 12. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose.
Section 13. Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings.
Section 14. Member-secretary and officers and other employees of State Boards.
Section 15. Delegation of powers.
Section 16. Functions of Central Board. Show Related Subordinates
Section 17. Functions of State Boards. Show Related Subordinates
Section 18. Power to give directions.
Section 19. Power to declare air pollution control areas. Show Related Subordinates
Section 20. Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles.
Section 21. Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants.
Section 22. Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standard laid down by State Board.
Section 22A. Power of Board to make application to court for restraining persons from causing air pollution.
Section 23. Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases.
Section 24. Power of entry and inspection.
Section 25. Power to obtain information.
Section 26. Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith.
Section 27. Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 26.
Section 28. State Air Laboratory.
Section 29. Analysis.
Section 30. Reports of analysis.
Section 31. Appeals.
Section 31A. Power to give directions. Show Related Subordinates
Section 31B. Appeal to National Green Tribunal.
Section 32. Contribution by Central Government.
Section 33. Fund of Board.
Section 33A. Borrowing powers of Board.
Section 34. Budget.
Section 35. Annual report.
Section 36. Accounts and audit.
Section 37. Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A.
Section 38. Penalties for certain acts.
Section 39. Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the Act.
Section 40. Offences by companies.
Section 41. Offences by Government Departments.
Section 42. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 43. Cognizance of offences.
Section 44. Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants.
Section 45. Reports and returns.
Section 46. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 47. Power of State Government to supersede State Board.
Section 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.
Section 49. Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act.
Section 50. [Omitted.].
Section 51. Maintenance of register.
Section 52. Effect of other laws.
Section 53. Power of Central Government to make rules. Show Related Subordinates
Section 54. Power of State Government to make rules. Show Related Subordinates

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Year	Description	Files
18-11-1982	G.S.R.712(E), [18/11/1982] - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982
21-12-1983	G.S.R.6(E), [21/12/1983] - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983
23-05-1986	Environment Protection Act, 1986
19-11-1986	Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986

Year	Description	Files
15-05-1981	G.S.R.351(E), [15/5/1981] - The Date on which the Air Act of 1981 came into force
20-02-1987	G.S.R.106(E), [20/2/1987] - Declaring the UT of Delhi as air pollution control area
25-01-1988	G.S.R.54(E), [25/1/1988] - Declaring the UT of Pondicherry as air pollution control area
01-02-1988	G.S.R.71(E), [1/2/1988] - Declaring the UT of Chandigarh as air pollution control area
28-03-1988	G.S.R.382(E), [28/3/1988] - The Date on which the Air Amendment Act of 1987 came into force
10-02-1989	G.S.R.429(E), [10/2/1989] - Declaring the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as air pollution control area
12-12-1989	S.O.1032(E), [12/12/1989] - Constitution of the Appellate Authority for the Union Territories
23-09-1994	S.O.389(E), [23/9/1994] - CPCB reestablished labs in Delhi, Calcutta, Vadodara and Kanpur
14-10-1998	S.O.935(E), [14/10/1998] - Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ammonia (NH3)
14-02-2000	Noise Pollution (Regulation& Control) Amendment Rules, 2000
22-11-2000	Noise Pollution (Regulation& Control) Amendment Rules, 2000
18-11-2009	Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Notification
11-01-2010	Noise Pollution (Regulation& Control) Amendment Rules, 2010
28-06-2017	notification number 252017 dated 28.06.2017
03-10-2018	Notification
26-12-2018	Gazette notification S.O. 6314(E)