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

51 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION
  5. 4State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act
  6. 6Central Board to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State Board in the Union territories
  7. 7Terms and conditions of service of members
  8. 8Disqualifications
  9. 9Vacation of seats by members
  10. 10Meetings of Board
  11. 12Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose
  12. 13Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings
  13. 14Member-secretary and officers and other employees of State Boards
  14. 15Delegation of powers
  15. III — POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS
  16. 16Functions of Central Board
  17. 17Functions of State Boards
  18. 18Power to give directions
  19. IV — PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION
  20. 19Power to declare air pollution control areas
  21. 20Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles
  22. 21Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants
  23. 21APower to issue guidelines
  24. 22Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standard laid down by State Board
  25. 23Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases
  26. 24Power of entry and inspection
  27. 25Power to obtain information
  28. 26Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
  29. 27Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 26
  30. 28State Air Laboratory
  31. 29Analysts
  32. 30Reports of analysts
  33. 31Appeals
  34. 31BAppeal to National Green Tribunal
  35. V — FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  36. 32Contributions by Central Government
  37. 33Fund of Board
  38. 34Budget
  39. 36Accounts and audit
  40. VI — PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
  41. 38APenalty for contravention by Government Department
  42. 39Penalties for contravention of certain provisions of this Act
  43. 39AAdjudicating officer
  44. 39BAppeal
  45. 39CPenalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund
  46. 39DOffences for failure to comply with provisions of section 21 and for failure to pay penalty
  47. 42Protection of action taken in good faith
  48. 44Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants
  49. 45Reports and returns
  50. 46Bar of jurisdiction
  51. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  52. 47Power of State Government to supersede State Board
  53. 48Section 48
  54. 49Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act
  55. 51Maintenance of register
  56. 52Effect of other laws
  57. 53Power of Central Government to make rules
  58. 54Power of State Government to make rules