Clean Air Act 1972.

There shall be a Council to be known as the Clean Air Council. The principal functions of the Council shall be: (a) to make recommendations to the Minister on such matters relating to the prevention and control of air pollution, and on such questions relating to the administration of this Act or to the scope and content of any regulations proposed to be made under this Act, as it thinks fit; and (b) to make recommendations to the Minister on such matters relating to the performance of the functions conferred on him by this Act as may be referred to it by the Minister (sect. 6). Sections 7 to 11 concern control of air pollution generally. Subject to the provisions of section 12, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, on the application of a local authority, declare the whole or any part of the district of the local authority to be a clean air zone. The Council may recommend the creation of clean air zones and may reject proposals for the creation of clean air zones submitted to it. Certain restrictions apply to clean air zones such as emission of light smoke or acquisition and sale of unauthorised fuel. Any process specified or described in Part A or Part B of the Second Schedule to this Act; and any process specified or described in Part C of the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of which a licence is required by bylaws made pursuant to subsection (2) of section 24 of this Act, requires a license in accordance with section 23.