Central Pollution Control Board. – The Central Pollution Control Board constituted under section
3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), shall, without prejudice to
the exercise and performance of its powers and functions under that Act, exercise the powers and perform
the functions of the Central Pollution Control Board for the prevention and control of air pollution under
this Act.
- State Pollution Control Boards constituted under section 4 of Act 6 of 1974 to be State Boards
under this Act. – In any State in which the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of
1974), is in force and the State Government has constituted for that State a State Pollution Control Board
under section 4 of that Act, such State Board shall be deemed to be the State Board for the Prevention
and Control of air Pollution constituted under section 5 of this Act and accordingly that State Pollution
Control Board shall, without prejudice to the exercise and performance of its powers and functions under
