The Gaztte of India — CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974

The Gaztte of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 13 , 1978/AGRAHAYANA 22 , 1900 No . 48] Separate paging; is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW , JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 13th December, 1978/Agrahayana 22 , 1900 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 12th December , 1978 , an d is hereby published for general information: — THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) AMENDMENT ACT , 1978 No . 44 OF 1978 [12th December, 1978] An Act to amend the Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act , 1978 WHEREAS , in pursuance of clause (1) of article 252 of the Constitution , the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act , 1974 , had bean passed by Parliament; AND WHEREAS from the practical experience gained in the working of the aforesaid Act it is considered necessary to make certain amendments thereto; AND WHEREAS , in pursuance of clause (1) of article 252 of the Constitution read with clause (2) thereof, f, resolutions have been passed by the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Assam , Haryana and West Bengal to the effect that the said Act should be amended by an Act of Parliament for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic India as follows: -- 1 . (1) This Act may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act , 1978 . Short title , ap plication , and com -mence ment, Amend -ment of section 2 . Amend -ment of section 3 . Amend -ment of section A. It applies , in the first instance , to the whole of the States of Assam , Haryana and West Bengal and the Union tenitories