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The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants

In force From 16 May 1981 Act 14 of 1981 As on 22 Oct 2026

Act 14 of 1981 Ministry Environment, Forest and Climate Change Enacted 29 Mar 1981 In force 16 May 1981

Section 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 deals with members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants. All the members and all officers and other employees of a Board when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). The Act came into force on 16 May 1981.

All the members and all officers and other employees of a Board when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Section 44, The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Act 14 of 1981).

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Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Indian Penal Code s. 21 "Public servant"

Questions about Section 44

What does Section 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act deal with?

Section 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act is headed "Members, officers and employees of Board to be public servants". All the members and all officers and other employees of a Board when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

How do I find court cases under Section 44 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 44, section 44 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, section 44 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 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Penal Code 21 ("Public servant"), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act come into force?

Section 44 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, cited as Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 44, 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.

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