Consent Requirement – Procedure, Grant/Refusal, Withdrawal

Consent Requirement – Procedure, Grant/Refusal, Withdrawal

 Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A.

 (1) whoever fails to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or directions issued under section 3 1 A, shall, in respect of each such failure, be punishable with imprisonment for a terms which shall not be less than one year and six months but which may extend to six years and with fine, and in case the failure continues, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues after the conviction for the first such failure. 

(2) If the failure referred to in sub-section (1) continues beyond a period of one year after the date of conviction, the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and with fine. 

Section 31 deals with the Penalties for certain acts

. Whoever-

 (a) destroys, pulls down, removes, injures or defaces any pillar, post or stake fixed in the ground or any notice or other matter put up, incsribed or placed, by or under the authority of the Board, or

 (b) obstructs any person acting under the orders or directions of the Board from exercising his powers and performing his functions under this Act, or

 (c) damages any works or property belonging to the Board, or

 (d) fails to furnish to the Board or any officer or other employee of the Board any information required by the Board or such officer or other employee for the purpose of this Act, or

 (e) fails to intimate the occurrence of the emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere in excess of the standards laid down by the State Board or the apprehension of such occurrence, to the State Board and other prescribed authorities or agencies as required under sub-section (1) of section 23, or 

(f) in giving any information which he is required to give under this Act, makes a statement which is false in any material particular, or 

(g) for the purpose of obtaining any consent under section 21, makes a statement which is false in any material particular shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to 29ten thousand rupees or with both.