Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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Act of Parliament of India Indian environmental law

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is an Indian environmental law that provides the legal framework for preventing, controlling, and abating air pollution through regulatory standards and pollution control boards.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian environmental law ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ
assentBy President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisFor setting air quality standards ⓘ
setting emission standards ⓘ
citation Act No. 14 of 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ
complements Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsProvisionsFor appeals against orders of pollution control boards ⓘ
consent to establish and operate industrial plants ⓘ
declaration of air pollution control areas ⓘ
inspection of industrial premises ⓘ
penalties for non-compliance ⓘ
sampling and analysis of air emissions ⓘ
country India ⓘ
empowers Central Pollution Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Pollution Control Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforcementMechanism closure of polluting units ⓘ
criminal penalties ⓘ
disconnection of utilities to polluting units ⓘ
inspiredBy decisions of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, 1972 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalFrameworkFor regulation of air pollutants from automobiles ⓘ
regulation of air pollutants from industrial plants ⓘ
regulation of air pollutants from other sources ⓘ
partOf environmental legislation of India ⓘ
primaryObjective abatement of air pollution ⓘ
control of air pollution ⓘ
prevention of air pollution ⓘ
providesFor establishment of Central Pollution Control Board ⓘ
establishment of State Pollution Control Boards ⓘ
regulates air pollution from construction and other activities ⓘ
automobile emissions ⓘ
industrial emissions ⓘ
relatedTo environmental protection in India ⓘ
industrial regulation ⓘ
public health protection ⓘ
scope air pollution from mobile sources ⓘ
air pollution from stationary sources ⓘ
all industrial plants in air pollution control areas ⓘ
shortName Air Act, 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports National Ambient Air Quality Standards (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfPollutionAddressed air pollution ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1981 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Central Pollution Control Board → alsoEmpoweredBy → Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ⓘ
Central Pollution Control Board → governingLaw → Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ⓘ
Environment Protection Act of India → relatedTo → Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 ⓘ