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{{Infobox legislation
| short_title = Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
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| long_title = An Act to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.
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| territorial_extent = The whole of India
| enacted_by = [[Parliament of India]]
| date_enacted = 29 March 1981
| status = in force
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The '''Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] to control and prevent air pollution in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 No. 14 of 1981|url=http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/air/air1.html|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305013642/http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/air/air1.html|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The law was amended in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://envfor.nic.in/modules/rules-and-regulations/air-pollution/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217222243/http://envfor.nic.in/modules/rules-and-regulations/air-pollution/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |title=Air Pollution |publisher=Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India |access-date=5 September 2012 }}</ref> This was the first attempt by the government of India to combat air pollution.

==See also==
*[[Air pollution in India]]
*[[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
*[[List of Indian federal legislation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825063938/http://www.moef.nic.in/legis/air/air1.html Text of the Act]

{{Indian legislations}}

[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1981]]
[[Category:Air pollution in India]]

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act - Revision history

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