Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of India to control and prevent air pollution in India.[1][2] The law was amended in 1987.[3] This was the first attempt by the Government of India to combat air pollution.[4]

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act By Nanda Kishore
Parliament of India
  • 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.
Territorial extentThe whole of India
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted29 March 1981
Status: In force

See also

References
  1. https://cpcb.nic.in/displaypdf.php?id=aG9tZS9haXItcG9sbHV0aW9uL0dTUi02RS5wZGY=
  2. "THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 No. 14 of 1981". Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Air Pollution". Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. Bates, Dennis (July 1981). "Panel Discussion: Impact of the Resource and Recovery Act on Power Generation and Incineration". Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 31 (7): 747–751. doi:10.1080/00022470.1981.10465270. ISSN 0002-2470.


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