Amendment act 47 of 1987 the air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 was enacted under article 253 of the constitution to implement the decisions taken at the united nations conference on human environment held at stockholm in june, 1972, in which india participated. Other authorities may be applicable to a particular matter. Air prevention and control of pollution act,1981 in order to prevent and control pollution of air parliament passed a law in the year 1981 and which came in to force on 3031981. Under the air pollution act 1987, local authorities have the primary responsibility for monitoring air quality, including the nature, extent and effects of emissions. Summary on air prevention and control of pollution act 1981. History decisions were taken at the united nations conference on the human environment held in stockholm in june, 1972, in which india participated, to take appropriate steps for the preservation of the natural resources of the earth which, among other things, include the preservation of the quality of air and control of. Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection 1 of that section as follow. The air prevention and control of pollution amendment act, 1987 empowers the central and state pollution control boards to meet with grave emergencies of air pollution. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
This act may be cited as the air pollution act, 1987. Control of pollution amendment act, 1987, 47 of 1987 for which no. The air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981. Introduced in house 0106 1987 water quality act of 1987 title i. Sch amended by south african maritime safety authority act 5 of 1998 from 1 apr 1998. An act to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the. Provided that a person operating any industrial plant in any air pollution control area, immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the air prevention and control of pollution amendment act, 1987, 47 of 1987 for which no consent was. Relaxation or suspension of special control area order. An act to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the purposes aforesaid, of boards for the prevention and control of water pollution, for conferring on and assigning to such boards powers and functions. Power of local authority to take steps to prevent or limit air pollution. State pollution control commission amendment act 1987 no. Comment this section relates to the constitution of central pollution board. The amendment of 1987 has sharpened its environmental focus and expanded its application to hazardous processes.
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. The air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981, was enacted under art. Amended by shipping laws amendment act 57 of 1998 from 31 dec 1998. This article throws light upon the top six environmental acts enacted in india. The motor vehicles act, 1988 states that all hazardous waste is to be properly packaged, labeled, and transported. Water prevention and control of pollution act, 1974 4. This act is created to take appropriate steps for the preservation of the natural resources of the earth which among other things includes the preservation of high quality air and ensures controlling the level of air pollution. Air prevention and control of pollution amendment act, 1987. May 07, 2019 the air prevention and control of pollution act of 1981 and amendment, 1987 to implement the decisions taken at the united nations conference on the human environment held at stockholm in june 1972, parliament enacted the nationwide air act. Board constituted under section 3 of the water prevention and control of pollution act, 1974 6 of 1974, shall, without prejudice to the exercise and performance of its powers and perform the functions of the central board for the prevention and control of air pollution under this act. The water prevention and control of pollution cess act, 1977 and others. Amendments to title i amends the federal water pollution control act the clean water act to authorize appropriations for fy 1983 through 1990 for.
The act provide to preserve the quality of air and to control air pollution. From 2011, through the 12th five year plan, the prevention and control of air pollution entered a new transition stage guided by the principles of sustainability and energy conservation, and also intensified by pressure from the society. The air act, 1981 an act of the parliament of india to control and prevent air pollution in india. Chinas air pollution has reached a critical state, and is characterized by heavy coal smoke and a wide presence of ozone and particulate matter pm2. S amended by international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships amendment act 66 of 1996. Oct 21, 2012 preventation by laws various laws has been established for the menace of air pollution. Air prevention and control of pollution act wikipedia. Environmental pollution united states department of. Air prevention and control of pollution rules, 1982 gsr 712e, dated 18th. Short title and these rules may be called the karnataka air prevention and control of pollution rules, 1983. Acts and policies related to air pollution vikaspedia. Some important provisions of this act are given below.
Omitted by the air prevention and control of pollution amendment act, 1987 47 of 1987, s. Commencement, amendments, sis made under the act tosach feidhme, leasuithe. An important amendment was to rename the centralstate pollution control boards as boards also deal with air pollution some more powers were given to cpcb. The date from which the air prevention and control of. Marine pollution prevention of pollution from ships act. Prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 central act 14 of 1981, the government of karnataka after consultation with the karnataka state pol lution control board hereby makes the following rules namely. Privacy statement accessibility european legislation identifier pdf open data license. There is thus also air pollution and control of pollution amendment act 1987. Pollution amendment act, 1987 came into force in the. Air prevention and control of pollution rules, 1982 rules.
Top 6 environmental acts enacted in india biology discussion. Water prevention and control of pollution act, 1974. An act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution. Air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 bare. Local authorities are also given powers under the act to take measures to prevent or limit air pollution in their area. The epa and local authorities can require measures to be taken to force an activity to cease causing air pollution. The air prevention and control of air pollution act, 1981. State board for the prevention and control of air pollution in the union. The water prevention and control of pollution act 1974 was also awarded in 1988.
November, 1982 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 14 of 1981, the central government in consultation with the central board for the prevention and control of water pollution hereby makes the following rules, namely. The water prevention and control of pollution cess rules, 1978 7 2 such appeal shall state the facts of the case and the grounds relied upon by the appellant for preferring the appeal and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order assessment made under section 6 or a copy of the order imposing penalty made under section 11, as the case. Assented to 4 december 1987 see also clean air amendment act 1987. Liebesman is an attorney with the harker law firm in washington, d. A major step in assuring the quality of the nations waters lawrence r. Important facts on amendment in air and water acts india. The air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 no. Acts and regulations department of environmental affairs.
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