1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1)
This Act may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India.
(3)
It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Amendment notes (1)
- . 16th May, 1981,vide notificationNo. G.S.R. 351(E), dated 15th May, 1981, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (i).