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1. PREVENTION and control of Air pollution act1981 Presented by Sangavi.V 1st M.Com (2023-2025) Department of commerce S.T.Hindu college, Nagercoil, KanniyakumariDistrict, Tamil Nadu, India

2. P0wer to declare air pollution control areas (sec.19) State govt., after consultation with state board, by notification, can declare any areas as air pollution control area. Such area can be added, deleted or altered by notification. State govt. Can prohibit burning of any material (Other than fuel) in such area; if it is likely to cause air pollution. It can also ordered that:- (a) only approved fuel should be used in that area. (b) only approved appliance be used for burning of any fuel or for generating and consuming any fume, gas or particular matter.

3. POWER TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENSURING Standards For Emissions FROM AUTOMOBILES(SEC 20) With a view to ensuring that the standards for emission of air pollutants from automobiles laid down by the state board of sec (17)of sub sec(1) are complied with the state government shall in consultation with the state board, give such instructions as may be deemed necessary to the concerned authority. E.g.: Delhi Air pollution

4. RESTRICTION ON USE OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL Plants(SEC.21) No person shall establish any industry in air pollution control area without previous approval of state government. Application should be in prescribed form, accompanied by necessary fees. A person already operating industry in control area has to apply for the permission with the necessary fees to the state board within 3 months . After making necessary inquires, the court may grant the consent subject to certain conditions or the consent may be refused, The consent can be subject to conditions, such permissions or refusal within 4 months. The state board can cancel the consent, fi the person fails to fulfill the conditions, only after giving the opportunities of being heard.

5. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE Persons(SEC.22) Subject to the provisions of the sec 21 of the act, no person shall, without the previous consent of the state board, establish or operate any industrial plant in an air pollution control area. The person who wants to establish or operate any industrial plant has to move an application for consent of the board accompanied by prescribed fees in a prescribed form and with the particular of the industrial plant and other particulars as may be prescribed

6. RESPONSIBILITY Of the STATE BOARD (SEC 22A) The state board has to dispose off the application received by any person for consent for establishing or to operate within a period of 4 months. The state board can refused a further consent after the expiry of the granted consent or cancel an already granted consent before the expiry of the period if the conditions imposed in the order have not been fulfilled after according an opportunity of hearing to the person.

7. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE pERSON WHOM CONSENT Has BEEN GRANTED (SEC 23) Every person to whom consent has been granted by the state board shall complied with the following conditions namely: The control equipment of such specifications as the state board may approve in this behalf shall be installed and operated in the premises where the industry is carried on or proposed to be carried on. The existing control equipment, if any shall be altered or replaced in accordance with the directions of the state board. The Control equipment referred to in CI( compression Ignition). Shall be kept at all times in good running conditions.

8. Chimney, wherever necessary of such specifications as the state board may approve in this behalf shall be erected or re-erected in such premises. The conditions referred to in CI. Shall be complied within such period as the state board may specify in this behalf.

9. Monitoring of the state board (SEC 26) The officers of the board have been empowered to take samples of air or emission la by the act. For analyzing the samples the state government may, by notification in the official gazette established one or more state air laboratories. The state government may by notification in the official gazette, appoint persons having the prescribed qualifications to be government analyst for the purpose of analysis of samples of air or emissions.

10. STATE BOARD’S Power to give directions (SEC.31A) The Board may in the exercise of its power and performance of its functions under the act, issue any directions in writing to any person, Officer or authority, and such person, officer or authority shall be bound to comply with such directions and it is also empowered under sub sec (a) and ( b) of sec 31-A to direct the closure, prohibition or regulation of any industry, operations or process or the stoppage or regulation of supply of electricity, water or any other services.

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