Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1981

Chapter I - Preliminary

1. Short title extent and commencement
2. Definitions

Chapter II - Central and State Boards for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution

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 the Union Territories
7. Terms and conditions of service of members
8. Disqualifications
9. Vacation of seats 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. Functions 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. Person carrying on industry etc. not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standards laid down by State Board
22A. Power of Board to make application to court for restraining persons from causing air pollution
23. Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases
24. Power of entry and inspection
25. Power to obtain information
26. Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
27. Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under Section 26
28. State Air Laboratory
29. Analysts
30. Reports of analysts
31. Appeals
31A. Power to give directions

Chapter V - Fund Accounts and Audit

32. Contribution by Central Government
33. Fund of Board
33A. Borrowing powers of Board
34. Budget
35. Annual report
36. Accounts and audit

Chapter VI - Penalties and Procedure

37. Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A
38. Penalties for certain acts
39. Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the Act
40. Offences by companies
41. Offences by government departments
42. Protection of action taken in good faith
43. Cognizance of offences
44. Members officers and employees of Board to be public servants
45. Reports and returns
46. Bar of jurisdiction

Chapter VII - Miscellaneous

47. Power of State Government to supersede State Board
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
49. Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act
50. Power to amend the Schedule
51. Maintenance of register
52. Effect of other laws
53. Power of Central Government to make rules
54. Power of State Government to make rules

Schedule