Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
25. Power to Obtain Information.
For
the purposes of carrying out the functions entrusted to it, the State Board or
any officer empowered by it in that behalf may call for any information
(including information regarding the types of air pollutants emitted into the
atmosphere and the level of the emission of such air pollutants) from the
occupier or any other person carrying on any industry or operating any control
equipment or industrial plant and for the purpose of verifying the correctness
of such information, the State Board or such officer shall have the right to
inspect the premises where such industry, control equipment or industrial plant
is being carried on or operated.