law: Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  48. Special Provision in the Case of Supersession of The Central Board or the State Boards Constituted Under The Water (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
  Where
  
  the Central Board or any State Board constituted under the Water (Prevention
  
  and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, is superseded by the Central Government or
  
  the State Government, as the case may be, under that Act, all the powers,
  
  functions and duties of the Central Board or such State Board under this Act
  
  shall be exercised, performed or discharged during the period of such
  
  supersession by the person or persons, exercising, performing or discharging
  
  the powers, functions and duties of the Central Board or such State Board under
  
  the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), during
  
  such period.