THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 — THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981

THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st December, 1983 G.S.R. 6(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 54 of the 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:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title, application and commencement. These Rules may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983. They shall apply to the Union Territories of Delhi, Pondicherry, Goa, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Act" means the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981); (b) "appellant" means any person aggrieved by and appealing against an order made by the Board; (c) "Appellate Authority" means an Appellate Authority constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (I) of section 31 of the Act; (d) "Board" means the Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution constituted under section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974); (e) "Chairman" means a Chairman of the Board; (f) "consultant" means any person appointed as such under sub-section (5) of section 14; (g) "Form" means a form appended to these rules; (h) "premises" means any building structure or load used for industrial or commercial purposes where pollution occurs; (i) "State Air Laboratory", in relation to