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                               WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974
 

 

[Act No. 6 of Year 1974]
An Act to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the purposes aforesaid, of Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the purposes aforesaid, of Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution and for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto;

AND WHEREAS Parliament has no power to make laws for the States with respect to any of the matters aforesaid except as provided in articles 249 and 250 of the Constitution;

AND WHEREAS in pursuance of clause (1) of article 252 of the Constitution resolutions have been passed by all the Houses of the Legislatures of the States of Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura and West Bengal to the effect that the matters aforesaid should be regulated in those States by Parliament by law;

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

 
CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY

   CHAPTER II : THE CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL
                             OF WATER POLLUTION

    CHAPTER III : JOINT BOARDS

   CHAPTER IV : POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS

   CHAPTER V : PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION

   CHAPTER VI : FUNDS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

   CHAPTER VII : PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

   CHAPTER VII : MISCELLANEOUS
  

Foot Notes

1 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for clauses (b), (d) and (h).

2 Inserted by Act No. 44 of 1978.

3 Substituted for the words "trade or industry" by Act No. 53 of 1988.

4 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988.

5 Substituted by Act No. 44 of 1978.

6 Substituted for the words "five officials" by Act No. 44 of 1978.

7 Substituted for the words "three non-officials" by Act No. 44 of 1978.

8 Substituted for clause (f) by Act No. 53 of 1988.

9 Omitted by Act No. 44 of 1978.

10 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "State Board".

11 The words "full time" omitted by Act No. 44 of 1978.

12 Substituted by Act No. 44 of 1978, for the words "five persons".

13 Substituted for sub-section (2) by Act No. 44 of 1978.

14 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "shall not be eligible for renomination for more than two terms".

15 Inserted by Act No. 53 of 1988.

16 Section 18 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act No. 53 of 1988.

17 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "industry or trade".

18 Substituted for sub-section (4) by Act No. 44 of 1978,

19 Substituted by Act No. 44 of 1978, for the words and figures "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)".

20 Substituted by Act No. 44 of 1978, for the words and figures "section 98".

21 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "stream or well".

22 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for sub-sections (1) and (2).

23 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for sub-sections (4), (5) and (6).

24 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for sub-section (1).

25 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for clause (a).

26 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "any stream or well".

27 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "into the stream or well".

28 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "one thousand rupees".

29 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "six months".

30 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for the words "one year".

31 Sub-section (2) renumbered as sub-section (3) by Act No. 53 of 1988.

32 Substituted by Act No. 44 of 1978, for clause (d).

33 Substituted by Act No. 53 of 1988, for clause (n).
 


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