ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS ____________ CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement . 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDSFOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROLOF AIR POLLUTION 3. Central Pollution Control Board . 4. State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards under this Act. 5. Constitution of State Boards. 6. Central Board to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a State Board in the Union territories. 7. Terms and conditions of service of members. 8. Disqualifications. 9. Vacation of seats by members . 10. Meetings of Board. 11. Constitution of committees . 12. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purpose . 13. Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings . 14. Member -secretary and officers and other employees of State Boards . 15. Delegation of powers . CHAPTER III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS 16. Functions of Central Board . 17. Functions of State Boards . 18. Power to give direction s. CHAPTER IV PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION 19. Power to declare air pollution control areas . 20. Power to give instructions for ensuring standards for emission from automobiles . 21. Restrictions on use of certain industrial plants . 21A. Power to issue guid elines 22. Persons carrying on industry, etc., not to allow emission of air pollutants in excess of the standard laid down by State Board . 22A. Power of Board to make application to court for restraining person s from causing air pollution. 2 SECTIONS 23. Furnishin g of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases . 24. Power of entry and inspection . 25. Power to obtain information . 26. Power to take samples of air or emission and procedure to be followed in connection therewith . 27. Reports of the result of analysi s on samples taken under section 26. 28. State Air Laboratory . 29. Analysis . 30. Reports of analysis . 31. Appeals . 31A. Power to give directions . 31B. Appeal to National Green Tribunal. CHAPTER V FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 32. Contribution by Central Government . 33. Fund of Board . 33A. Borrowing powers of Board. 34. Budget. 35. Annual report . 36. Accounts and audit . CHAPTER VI PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE 37. Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A . 38. Penalties for certain acts. 38A. Penalty for contravention by Government Department. 39. Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of th is Act. 39A. Adjudicating officer. 39B. Appeal. 39C. Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund. 39D. Offence s for failure to comply with provisions of section 21 and for failure to pay penalty. 42. Protection of action taken in good faith . 43. Cognizance of offences . 44. Members, officers and employees of Board to b e public servants . 45. Reports and returns . 46. Bar of jurisdiction . CHAPTER VII MISCELLANEOUS 47. Power of State Government to supersede State Board . 48. Special provision in the case of supersession of the Central Board or the State Boards constituted under the Water (P revention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. 3 SECTIONS 49. Dissolution of State Boards constituted under the Act. 50. [Omitted .]. 51. Maintenance of register. 52. Effect of other laws . 53. Power of Central Government to make rules . 54. Power of State Government to make rules . THE SCHEDULE [ Omitted .]. 4 THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 ACT NO. 14 OF 1981 [29th March, 1981 .]