law: Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  5. Constitution of State Boards.
  (1)
  
  In any State in which the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  
  (6 of 1974), is not in force, or that Act is in force but the State Government
  
  has not constituted a [ 6 State Pollution Control Board 6 ] under that Act, the
  
  State Government shall, with effect from such date as it may, by notification
  
  in the Official Gazette, appoint, constitute a State Board for the Prevention
  
  and Control of Air Pollution under such name as may be specified in the
  
  notification, to exercise the powers conferred on, and perform the functions
  
  assigned to, that Board under this Act.
  (2)
  
  A State Board constituted under this Act shall consist of the following
  
  members, namely :-
  1. a Chairman, being a person having special knowledge or
  
  practical experience in respect of matters relating to environmental
  
  protection, to be nominated by the State Government :
  2. Provided that the Chairman may be either whole-time or
  
  part-time as the State Government may think fit;(b) such number of officials,
  
  not exceeding five, as the State Government may think fit, to be nominated by
  
  the State Government to represent that Government;
  3. such number of persons, not exceeding five, as the
  
  State Government may think fit, to be nominated by the State Government from
  
  amongst the members of the local authorities functioning within the State;
  4. such number of non-official, not exceeding three, as
  
  the State Government may think fit, to be nominated by the State Government to
  
  represent the interests of agriculture, fishery or industry or trade or labor
  
  or any other interest which, in the opinion of that Government, ought to be
  
  represented;
  Two
  
  persons to represent the companies or corporations owned, controlled or managed
  
  by the State Government, to be nominated by that Government;
  [
  
  7 (f) a full-time member-secretary having such qualifications, knowledge and
  
  experience of scientific, engineering or management aspects of pollution
  
  control as may be prescribed, to be appointed by the State Government : 7 ]
  Provided
  
  that the State Government shall ensure that not less than two of the members
  
  are persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of
  
  matters relating to the improvement of the quality of air or the prevention,
  
  control or abatement of air pollution.
  (3)
  
  Every State Board constituted under this Act shall be a body corporate with the
  
  name specified by the State Government in the notification issued under
  
  sub-section (1), having perpetual succession and a common seal with power,
  
  subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire and dispose of property and
  
  to contract, and may by the said name sue or be sued.