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Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

Maintenance of register

In force Act 14 of 1981 As on 06 Oct 2026

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Act 14 of 1981 Cited by 1 provision

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 51 of Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 deals with maintenance of register. Every State Board shall maintain a register containing particulars of the persons to whom consent has been granted under section 21, the standards for emission laid down by it in relation to each such consent and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(1) Every State Board shall maintain a register containing particulars of the persons to whom consent has been granted under section 21, the standards for emission laid down by it in relation to each such consent and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(2) The register maintained under sub-section (1) shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by any person interested in or affected by such standards for emission or by any other person authorised by such person in this behalf.

Section 51, Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act 14 of 1981).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 21 Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 54 Power of State Government to make rules

Questions about Section 51

What does Section 51 of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act deal with?

Section 51 of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act is headed "Maintenance of register". Every State Board shall maintain a register containing particulars of the persons to whom consent has been granted under section 21, the standards for emission laid down by it in relation to each such consent and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

How do I find court cases under Section 51 of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 51, section 51 Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, section 51 of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 51 of the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 21 (Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act enacted?

Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1981 as Act 14 of 1981. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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