Air (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

---

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

---

Section - 7 - Terms and conditions of service of members

---

Section - 8 - Disqualifications

---

Section - 9 - Constitution'of 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

---

Section - 17 - Functions of State Boards

---

Section - 18 - Power to give directions

---

Section - 19 - Power to declare air pollution control areas

---

Section - 20 - Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles

---

Section - 21 - Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants

---

Section - 21A - Power to issue guidelines.

---

Section - 22 - Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standards 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 - Analysts

---

Section - 30 - Reports of analysts

---

Section - 31 - Appeals

---

Section - 31A - Power to give directions

---

Section - 31B - Appeal to National Green Tribunal

---

Section - 32 - Contributions 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 provisions of <a href="javascript:ShowMainContent('Act', 'CMSID', '102120000000000076', '');">section 22</a> or directions issued under section 31A

---

Section - 38 - Penalties for certain acts

---

Section - 38A - Penalty for contravention by Government Department

---

Section - 39 - Penalties for contravention of certain provisions of this Act

---

Section - 39A - Adjudicating officer

---

Section - 39B - Appeal

---

Section - 39C - Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fun

---

Section - 39D - Offences for failure to comply with provisions of <a href="javascript:ShowMainContent('Act', 'CMSID', '102120000000000075', '');">section 21</a> and for failure to pay penalty

---

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 - Power to amend the Schedule

---

Section - 51 - Maintenance of register

---

Section - 52 - Effect of other laws

---

Section - 53 - Power of Central Government to make rules

---

Section - 54 - Power of State Government to make rules

---

Schedule - SCHEDULE

---

To read the full act/ section offline, download the app from Google Play store