Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 - Preliminary

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:-

1. Short title, application and commencement.

(1) These Rules may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983.

(2) 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.

(3) 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:-