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The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021

31 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, application and commencement
  3. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2There is a need to evolve and implement a consolidated approach for monitoring, tackling and elimina
  5. 3The commitments and obligations to environmental conservation and protection within the ambit of the
  6. 4It is observed that sources of air pollution particularly in the National Capital Region consist of
  7. 5Due to the absence of an inter-sectorial, public participative, multi-State dynamic body, the Hon'bl
  8. 6Noting the lack of inter-State co-operation, the Hon'ble Supreme Court had, on multiple occasions, d
  9. 7In order to provide a permanent solution and establish a self-regulated, democratically monitored me
  10. 8As Parliament was not in session and there was an immediate need for legislation in this regard, the
  11. 9The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021,
  12. II — COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND ADJOINING AREAS
  13. 10Procedure to be regulated by Commission
  14. 11Sub-Committees and other staff of Commission
  15. III — POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION
  16. 12Powers and functions of Commission
  17. 13Annual report
  18. 14Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act, rules, order or direction
  19. 15Environmental compensation
  20. IV — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  21. 16Grants by Central Government
  22. 17Accounts and audit
  23. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  24. 18Appeal
  25. 19Constitution of special investigation teams
  26. 20Power of Central Government to issue direction
  27. 21Power of Central Government to call for information
  28. 22Bar of jurisdiction
  29. 23Protection of action taken in good faith
  30. 24Members and officers to be public servants
  31. 25Power of Central Government to make rules
  32. 26Power of Commission to make regulations
  33. 27Power to remove difficulties
  34. 28Act to have overriding effect
  35. 29Repeal and savings of order constituting Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for National Capital Region
  36. 30Savings
  37. 31Repeal and savings