Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

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

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] The law was amended in 1987.[2] This was the first attempt by the government of India to combat air pollution.

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Air Pollution". Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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