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The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021

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This Act establishes a powerful central commission to coordinate and enforce measures combating severe air pollution in India's National Capital Region and neighboring areas. It regulates industrial emissions, waste management, and agricultural stubble burning. The legislation applies to businesses, individuals, and government bodies across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. This matters because it grants a single entity supreme authority to shut down polluters, bypass conflicting state laws, and levy heavy penalties or prison sentences. By overriding local jurisdictions, the law seeks to resolve the bureaucratic gridlock that prevents effective action against the region's hazardous toxic winter smog crisis.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

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

Chapter II COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND ADJOINING AREAS →

  1. 3Constitution of Commission
  2. 4Appointment of Chairperson, Members and Member-Secretary
  3. 5Resignation and removal of Chairperson and Members
  4. 6Term of office of Chairperson and Members
  5. 7Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances
  6. 8Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  7. 9Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission
  8. 10Procedure to be regulated by Commission
  9. 11Sub-Committees and other staff of Commission

Chapter III POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION →

  1. 12Powers and functions of Commission
  2. 13Annual report
  3. 14Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act, rules, order or direction
  4. 15Environmental compensation

Chapter IV FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 16Grants by Central Government
  2. 17Accounts and audit

Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 18Appeal
  2. 19Constitution of special investigation teams
  3. 20Power of Central Government to issue direction
  4. 21Power of Central Government to call for information
  5. 22Bar of jurisdiction
  6. 23Protection of action taken in good faith
  7. 24Members and officers to be public servants
  8. 25Power of Central Government to make rules
  9. 26Power of Commission to make regulations
  10. 27Power to remove difficulties
  11. 28Act to have overriding effect
  12. 29Repeal and savings of order constituting Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for National Capital Region
  13. 30Savings
  14. 31Repeal and savings

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