Official text of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, enacted under Article 253 to implement decisions of the Stockholm Conference, 1972. This batch covers Section 21 (consent to establish/operate) and Section 22 (emission-standard compliance).
Act No. 14 of 1981
- Enacted by: Parliament of India, under Article 253 (implementation of international agreements)
- Came into force: 29 March 1981
- Extent: Whole of India
- Long title: An Act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.
Section 21 — Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall, without the previous consent of the State Board, establish or operate any industrial plant in an air pollution control area.
Explanation.—In this section, "industrial plant" means any plant used for any industrial or trade purposes and emitting any air pollutant into the atmosphere.
Section 22 — Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standards laid down by State Board
No person operating any industrial plant, in any air pollution control area shall discharge or cause or permit to be discharged the emission of any air pollutant in excess of the standards laid down by the State Board under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 17.
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