Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

This Act was enacted in the conference held at Stockholm in 1972. It deals with the problems relating to air pollution. It envisages the establishment of Central and State Control Boards endowed with absolute powers to monitor air quality and pollution control.

Objectives of air act are :

i) to prevent, control and abatement of air pollution.

ii) To maintain the quality of air.

iii) To establish a board for the prevention and control of air pollution.

Important Features of Air Act :

i) The Central Board may lay down the standards for the quality of air.

ii) The Central Board coordinates and settle disputes between state boards, in addition to providing technical assistance and guidance to state boards.

iii) The State Boards are empowered to lay down the standards for emissions of air pollutants from industrial units or automobiles or other sources.

iv) The state boards are to collect and disseminate information related to air pollution and also to function as inspectorates of air pollution.

v) The State Boards are to examine the manufacturing processes and the control of equipment to verify whether they meet the standards prescribed.

vi) The State board can advise the State Government to declare certain heavily polluted areas as pollution control areas and can advice to avoid the burning of waste products which cause air pollution in such areas.

vii) The directions of the Central Board are mandatory on State Boards.

viii) The operation of an industrial unit is prohibited in a heavily polluted areas without the consent of the Central Board.

ix) Violation of law is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or fine up to Rupees ten thousand or both.

This Act applies to all pollution industries. The Air act, like Water Act, confers wide powers on the state boards to order closure of any industrial unit or stoppage or regulation of supply of water, electricity or other services, if it is highly polluting.

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