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The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

75 sections · 8 chapters

- Section 1 Short title, application and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

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The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974(Water Act)

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.

Administered by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Chapter I— PRELIMINARY

Section 1
Section 2

Chapter II— THE CENTRAL AND STATE BOARDS FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION

Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 11A
Section 12

Chapter III— JOINT BOARDS

Section 13
Section 14
Section 15

Chapter IV— POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARDS

Section 16
Section 17
Section 18

Chapter V— PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION

Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
Section 27A
Section 28
Section 29
Section 30
Section 31
Section 32
Section 33
Section 33A
Section 33B

Chapter VI— FUNDS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Section 34
Section 35
Section 36
Section 37
Section 37A
Section 38
Section 39
Section 40

Chapter VII— PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 41
Section 41A
Section 42
Section 43
Section 44
Section 45
Section 45A
Section 45B
Section 45C
Section 45D
Section 45E
Section 46
Section 47
Section 48
Section 49
Section 50

Chapter VIII— MISCELLANEOUS

Section 51
Section 52
Section 53
Section 54
Section 55
Section 56
Section 57
Section 58
Section 59
Section 60
Section 61
Section 62
Section 63
Section 64