Act Info:
Preamble1 - WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974
Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, application and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter 2 Section3 - Constitution of Central Board
Section4 - Constitution of State Boards
Section5 - Terms and conditions of service of members
Section6 - Disqualifications
Section7 - Vacation of seats by members
Section8 - Meetings of Boards
Section9 - Constitution of committees
Section10 - Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
Section11 - Vacancy in Board not to invalidate acts or proceedings
Section11A - Delegation of powers to Chairman
Section12 - Member-secretary and officers and other employees of Board
Chapter 3 Section13 - Constitution of Joint Board
Section14 - Composition of Joint Boards
Section15 - Special provision relating to giving of directions
Chapter 4 Section16 - Functions of Central Board
Section17 - Functions of State Board
Section18 - Powers to give directions
Chapter 5 Section19 - Power of State Government to restrict the application of the Act to certain areas
Section20 - Power to obtain information
Section21 - Power to take samples of effluents and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
Section22 - Reports of the result of analysis on samples taken under section 21
Section23 - Power of entry and inspection
Section24 - Prohibition on use of stream or well for disposal of polluting matter, etc.
Section25 - Restrictions on new outlets and new discharges
Section26 - Provision regarding existing discharge of sewage or trade effluent
Section27 - Refusal or withdrawal of consent by State Board
Section28 - Appeals
Section29 - Revision
Section30 - Power of State Board to carry out certain works
Section31 - Furnishing of information to State Board and other agencies in certain cases
Section32 - Emergency measures in case of pollution of stream or well
Section33 - Power of Board to make application to courts for restraining apprehended pollution of water in streams or wells
Section33A - Power to give directions
Chapter 6 Section34 - Contributions by Central Government
Section35 - Contributions by State Government
Section36 - Fund of Central Board
Section37 - Fund of State Board
Section37A - Borrowing powers of Board
Section38 - Budget
Section39 - Annual report
Section40 - Accounts and audit
Chapter 7 Section41 - Failure to comply with directions under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 20, or orders issued under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 32 or directions issued under sub-section (2) of section 33 or section 33A
Section42 - Penalty for certain acts
Section43 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of section 24
Section44 - Penalty for contravention of section 25 or section 26
Section45 - Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
Section45A - Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of the Act
Section46 - Publication of names of offenders
Section47 - Offences by companies
Section48 - Offences by Government Departments
Section49 - Cognizance of offences
Section50 - Members, officers and servants of Board to be public servants
Chapter 8 Section51 - Central Water Laboratory
Section52 - State Water Laboratory
Section53 - Analysts
Section54 - Reports of analysts
Section55 - Local authorities to assist
Section56 - Compulsory acquisition of land for the State Board
Section57 - Returns and reports
Section58 - Bar of jurisdiction
Section59 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section60 - Overriding effect
Section61 - Power of Central Government to supersede the Central Board and Joint Boards
Section62 - Power of State Government to supersede State Board
Section63 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section64 - Power of State Government to make rules