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THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 ACT NO. 6 OF 1974 [23rd March, 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
Jun 17, 2019 · The Water (Prevention and Control) Act, 1974 was introduced to prevent and control water pollution and to restore and maintain the wholesomeness of water for the establishment. The Act also confers some powers to the established bodies such as the central board and the state board to control pollution of the water bodies.
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country. The Act was amended in 1988.
for establishment of Central and State Pollution Control Boards to regulate and curb water pollution. The Water Act contains 64 sections and is divided into eight chaptersix. Chapter I deals with the preliminary part i.e. date of enforcement, application of the Act and definitions.
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY. Short title, application and commencement. This Act may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It applies in the first instance to the whole of the States of Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura and West ...
The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is the first enactment by the Parliament in this direction. This is also the first specific and comprehensive legislation institutionalizing simultaneously the regulatory agencies for controlling water pollution.
WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 NO. 6 OF 1974 [23rd March, 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
