Vikas Sharma

Sections 39–39C of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the penalty for other contraventions, the adjudicating officer, the appeal to the National Green Tribunal and the Environmental Protection Fund3 Oct 2026 Sections 37, 38 and 38A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the penalties for exceeding standards or ignoring directions, for certain acts such as obstruction, and on Government Departments3 Oct 2026 Sections 32–36 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: Central contributions, the Board's fund and borrowing, budget, annual report and accounts and audit3 Oct 2026 Sections 31, 31A and 31B of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the appeal to the appellate authority, the Board's power to direct closure or stop supply, and the appeal to the National Green Tribunal3 Oct 2026 Sections 26–30 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: taking samples of air or emission, reports of analysis, the State Air Laboratory, analysts and their reports3 Oct 2026 Sections 23–25 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: intimation of excess emission due to accident, the power of entry and inspection, and the power to obtain information3 Oct 2026 Sections 22 and 22A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the duty not to emit pollutants beyond the State Board's standards and the Board's application to court to restrain air pollution3 Oct 2026 Section 21A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the Central Government's guidelines on granting, refusing or cancelling consent, binding on State Boards3 Oct 2026 Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the State Board's consent to establish or operate an industrial plant in an air pollution control area, the application, conditions and the exemption power3 Oct 2026 Sections 19 and 20 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: declaring air pollution control areas, approved fuels and appliances, and standards for emissions from automobiles3 Oct 2026 Sections 16–18 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: the functions of the Central Board and the State Boards, and directions by the Governments3 Oct 2026 Sections 7–15 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981: members' terms and disqualifications, vacation of seats, meetings, committees, temporary association, staff and delegation3 Oct 2026