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......................................................................................................................... Description • The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 • The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983 ......................................................................................................................... Contents The 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 undersection 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. Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission ofAir 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 arid 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. Contributions 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 orsection 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 Slate Government to supersede State Board 48. Special provision in the case of supersession of theCentral 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. Repealed 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 The Schedule [Repealed] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982 Chapter I - Preliminary (R.1 - R.2) Chapter II - Procedure for Transaction of Business of the Board and its Committees (R.3 - R.11) Chapter III - (R.12) Chapter IV - Temporary Association of Persons with the Central Board (R.13 - R.14) Chapter V - Budget of the Central Board (R.15) Chapter VI - Annual Report of the Central Board (R.16) Chapter VII - Account of the Central Board (R.17) Schedule I Form I - IX The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983 Chapter I - Preliminary (R.1 - R.2) Chapter II - Consultants (R.3 - R.7) Chapter III - Notification of Air Pollution control Area (R.8) Chapter IV - Application for Consent (R.9 - R.10) Chapter V - Authorities to whom Information is to be Furnished (R.11) Chapter VI - Manner of Taking Samples (R.12 - R.13) Chapter VII - Report of Analysis (R.14) Chapter VIII - State Air Laboratory (R.15 - R.20) Chapter IX - (R.20A - R.21) Form I - IX .........................................................................................................................
