Bare Act
The Bombay Smoke-Nuisances Act, 1912
The Bombay Smoke-Nuisances Act, 1912, is a regulatory law designed to control air pollution caused by industrial furnaces, kilns, and chimneys in Greater Bombay and other notified areas of Maharashtra. It empowers the state government to establish a Smoke-nuisances Commission to oversee industrial emissions and regulate the construction or alteration of furnaces. The Act mandates strict compliance with smoke density standards and prohibits unauthorized industrial activities like coke manufacturing in specific zones. For ordinary citizens, this legislation serves as a legal mechanism to curb industrial smoke pollution, ensuring that businesses operate responsibly without creating public health hazards or environmental nuisances.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Power further to extend Act
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Constitution of Commission
- 5. Appointment of Inspectors
- 6. Inspectors to be public servants
- 7. Power to prohibit the erection of kilns or furnaces, or the manufacture of coke, in specified areas; and to inflict penalties
- 8. Government] in this behalf under section 11.
- 9. Penalty for excessive emission of smoke
- 9A. No furnace, etc., to be erected, etc., or used except with approval or permission of Commission
- 9B. Power to order demolition of furnace, flue or chimney unlawfully erected
- 10. Powers of Inspectors
- 11. Rules
- 12. Cognizance of offences
- 12A. Exercise of the powers of the Commission by the President or any member authorized by the President
- 13. Disposal of fines.
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