State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act
Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 deals with state Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act. In any State in which the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), is in force and the State Government has constituted for that State a State Pollution Control Board under section 4 of that Act, such State Board shall be deemed to be the State Board for the Prevention and The Act came into force on 16 May 1981.
1[4. State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act.--In any State in which the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), is in force and the State Government has constituted for that State a State Pollution Control Board under section 4 of that Act, such State Board shall be deemed to be the State Board for the Prevention and Control of air Pollution constituted under section 5 of this Act, and accordingly that State Pollution Control Board shall, without prejudice to the exercise and performance of its powers and functions under that Act, exercise the powers and perform the functions of the State Board for the prevention and control of air pollution under this Act.]
Section 4, The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act 14 of 1981).
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… It is in the above background that the Board, by invoking the powers vested under Section 17(1)(j) read with Section 31(A) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, has issued Ext. P5 order. 14. The Board is a statutory body created under Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. As per Section 5 of the Air Act, the State Board constituted under the Water Act shall be deemed as the State Board constituted under the Air Act. Section 17 of the Air Act and Water Act prescribes the functions of a State Board. As per that, a State Board …
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Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act is headed "State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act". [4. State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act.--In any State in which the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), is in force and the State Government has constituted for that State a State Pollution Contr
How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, section 4 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 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 5 (Constitution of State Boards), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently G.S.R.382(E), [28/3/1988] - The Date on which the Air Amendment Act of 1987 came into force (1988).
When did Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, cited as Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 4, came into force on 16 May 1981, having been enacted on 29 Mar 1981. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 21. Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants835 words
- 54. Power of State Government to make rules830 words
- 26. Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith463 words
- 2. Definitions443 words
- 5. Constitution of State Boards433 words
- 17. Functions of State Boards424 words
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