TY  - BOOK
ED  - Universal Law Publishing
TI  - Air: Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981 (Bare Act)
U1  - 340 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Universal Law Publishing
KW  - Prevention and Control of Pollution Act
KW  - Bare Act
N1  - 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

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