Air: Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981 (Bare Act)/
Universal Law Publishing
- New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2010.
- v, 61 p.
THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 Introduction CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Sections 1. Short title^ extent and commencement 2. Definitions ^ CHAPTER II CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLLTTION 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 tlie Union territories 7. Terms and conditions of service of members 8. Disqualifications 9. Vacation of seals by members 10. Meetings of Board 11. Constitution of committees 12. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes 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 CHAPTER III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS 16. Functions of Central Board 17. Fimctions of State Boards 18. Power to give directions CHAPTER IV PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION 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
Power of Board to make application to court for restraining persons from causing air pollution Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases Power of entry and inspection Power to obtain mformation Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken vmder section 26 i Stale Air Laboratory Analysts Reports of analysts Appeals Power "to give directions CHAPTER V FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT Contributions by Central Government Fimd of Board Borrowmg powers of Board Budget Amuial Report Accounts and audit CHAPTER VI y penalties and procedure Failure to comply wiUi Uie provisions of section 21 or section 22 or witl-i die direcHons issued imder section 31A Penalties for certain acts Penalty for contravenHon of certain provisions of the Act Offences by companies Offences by Government Departments Protection of action taken in good faitli Cognizance of offences Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants Reports and returns Bar of jiuisdiction CHAPTER VII MISCELLANEOUS Power of State Government to supersede State Board Special provision m th»case of supersession of the Central Irard or the State Boards constituted tmder the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Dissolution of Stale Boards constituted imder the Act IRepea/ed] ■
51. Mainlenance of register 52. Effect of other laws 53. flower of Central Government to make rules 54. Power of State Government to make rules THE SCHEDULE {Repealed]
THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) RULES, 1982 CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Rules -i. I. Short title and commencement - 2. Definitions CHAPTER II PROCEDURE FOR TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES 3. Notice of meetings 4. Presiding Officer 5. All questions to be decided by majority 6. Quonun . ' 7. Minutes . 8. Maintaining order at meetings 9. Business lo be transacted at a meeting 10. Order of bvLsine.ss II. Procedure for tran-saction of business of committees constituted by tlte Board imder sub-section (1) of section 11 CHAPTER III 12. CHAPTER IV TEMPORARY ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH THE CENTRAL BOARD 13. Marnier and purpose of association of persons with the Central Board under sub-section (1) of section 12 14. Fees and allowances to be paid to such temporary association of persons imder sub-section (3) of section 12 . • CHAPTER V BUDGET OF THE CENTRAL BOARD 15. Form of budget estimates imder section 34 CHAPTER VI ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL BOARD 16. Form of aruiual report under section 35 CHAPTER Vil ACCOUNT OF THE CENTRAL BOARD 17. Form of armual statement of accounts of the Central Board under section 36
' SCHEDULE I ■ . . y ■ FORM I.—Detailed Budget Estimates—Administration FORM II.—Statement of details of provision for pay of officers/establishment— Establishment FORM III.—Nominal RoUs . FORM IV.—Abstract of Nominal Rolls SCHEDULE II.—Budget and Accoimt Heads SCHEDULE ///.—Annual report for the Financial year FORM V.—Receipts and Payments for the year FORM VI.—Annual Statement of Accounts FORM VII.—Armual Statement of Accounts—Balance sheet FORM VIII.—Armual Statement of Accounts—Expenditure on works FORM IX.—Annual Statement of Accoimts—Fixed Assets and other Assets THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) (UNION TERRITORIES) RULES, 1983 Rules CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, application and commencement 2. Definitions CHAPTER II /' CONSULTANTS 3. Appointment of consultants 4. Power to terminate appointment 5. Emoluments of consultant 6: Tours by consultant 7. Consultant not to disclose information ' CHAPTER III NOTinCATION OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AREA 8. Manner of declaration of air pollution control area CHAPTER IV ^ APPLICATION FOR CONSENT 9. Form of application for consent and fees 10. Procedure for making enquiry on application seeking consent CHAPTER V AUTHORITIES TO WHOM INFORMATION IS TO BE ILJRNISHED 11. Furnishing of information by the occupier • CHAPTER VI MANNER OF TAKING SAMPLES 12. Manner of taking samples 13. Form of notice
CHAPTER Vn REPORT OF ANALYSIS 14. Form of report of the Board analyst and Government analjret CHAPTER VIII STATE AIR LABORATORY 15. Functions of the State Air Laboratory and fee for report 16. Qualification of the Govermnent Analyst or Board Analyst 17. Form of appeal and manner of preference 18. Procedure to be followed by the Appellate Authority in dealing with and disposal of the appeal 19. Consent register 20. Functions to be performed by the Board - CHAPTER IX 20A. Directions 20B. Manner of giving notice 21. Repeal and Saving FORM I.—Application for Consent for Emission/Continuation of Emission under section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 FORM II.—Notice of inspection FORM m.—Notice of intention to have sample analysed FORM rv.—Report by the Central Board Analyst FORM V.—Report by the government analyst FORM VI.—Form of Consent Register FORM Vll.—Form of Appeal FORM VIII.—Form of Notice FORM IX.—Form of Notice