Introductory Text
PART I Waste on land
Waste disposal arrangements
1.Arrangements for disposing of controlled waste
Waste disposal plans
2.Preparation and revision of waste disposal plans
Licensing of disposal of controlled waste
3.Prohibition of unlicensed disposal of waste
4.Provisions supplementary to s. 3
5.Licences to dispose of waste
6.Provisions supplementary to s. 5
7.Variation of conditions and revocation of licences
8.Transfer and relinquishment of licences
9.Supervision of licensed activities
10.Appeals to Secretary of State from decisions with respect to licences
11.Special provisions for land occupied by disposal authorities
Collection and disposal of controlled waste
12.Collection of waste
13.Dustbins etc.
14.Disposal of waste in England and Wales
15.Disposal of waste in Scotland
16.Removal of waste deposited in breach of licensing provisions
17.Special provisions with respect to certain dangerous or intractable waste
Waste other than controlled waste
18.Application of preceding provisions to other waste
19.Powers of disposal authorities as respects other waste
Reclamation etc. of waste
20.Reclamation of waste
21.Production of heat and electricity from waste etc.
Street cleaning and litter
22.Street cleaning etc.
23.Prohibition of parking to facilitate street cleaning
24.Litter
Supplemental
25.Disposal of waste underground by Coal Board etc.
26.Outfall pipes for sewage disposal works
27.Interference with refuse tips and dustbins etc.
28.Supplementary provisions relating to pipes
29.Modification of Parts I and II to avoid duplication of control
30.Interpretation etc of Part I
PART II Pollution of water
Control of entry of polluting matter and effluents into water
31.Control of pollution of rivers and coastal waters etc.
32.Control of discharges of trade and sewage effluent etc into rivers and coastal waters etc.
33.Control of sanitary appliances on vessels
Consents for discharges
34.Consents for discharges of trade and sewage effluent etc.
35.Reference to Secretary of State of certain applications for consent
36.Provisions supplementary to ss. 34 and 35
37.Revocation of consents and alteration and imposition of conditions
38.Restriction on variation and revocation of consent and of previous variation
39.Appeals to Secretary of State
40.Transitional provisions relating to consents
Ancillary provisions relating to control of discharges
41.Registers
42.Power of Secretary of State to exempt applications, consents and conditions etc from publicity
Control of discharges of trade effluent into public sewers
43.Control of discharges into sewers
44.Provisions supplementary to s. 43
45.Early variation of conditions of discharges
Miscellaneous
46.Operations by water authorities to remedy or forestall pollution of water
47.Duty of water authorities to deal with waste from vessels etc.
48.Power of water authorities to exclude unregistered vessels from rivers etc.
49.Deposits and vegetation in rivers etc.
50.Investigation of water pollution problems arising from closures of mines
51.Notice to abstain from certain agricultural practices
52.Charges in respect of certain discharges in England and Wales
53.Charges in respect of certain discharges in Scotland
54.Exclusion of certain liability in respect of discharges etc with consent
Supplemental
55.Discharges by water authorities
56.Interpretation etc of Part II
PART III Noise
Periodical inspections by local authorities
57.Periodical inspections by local authorities
Summary proceedings to deal with noise
58.Summary proceedings by local authorities
59.Summary proceedings by occupier of premises
Construction sites
60.Control of noise on construction sites
61.Prior consent for work on construction sites
Noise in streets
62.Noise in streets
Noise abatement zones
63.Designation of zones
64.Register of noise levels
65.Noise exceeding registered level
66.Reduction of noise levels
67.New buildings etc.
Noise from plant or machinery
68.Noise from plant or machinery
Supplemental
69.Execution of works by local authority
70.Appeals to Secretary of State and magistrates' court
71.Codes of practice for minimising noise
72." Best practicable means "
73.Interpretation and other supplementary provisions
74.Penalties
PART IV Pollution of the atmosphere
Prevention of atmospheric pollution
75.Regulations about motor fuel
76.Regulations about sulphur content of oil fuel for furnaces or engines
77.Provisions supplementary to ss. 75 and 76
78.Cable burning
Information about atmospheric pollution
79.Research and publicity
80.Notices requiring information about air pollution
81.Appeals against notices
82.Regulations about research and publicity
83.Provision by local authorities of information for Secretary of State
Interpretation
84.Interpretation of Part IV
PART V Supplementary provisions
Legal proceedings
85.Appeals to Crown Court or Court of Session against decisions of magistrates' court or sheriff
86.Protection of members and officers of authorities from personal liability
87.Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal proceedings
88.Civil liability for contravention of s. 3(3)
Financial provisions
89.Expenses and receipts of Secretary of State etc.
90.Establishment charges and interest in respect of certain expenses of authorities
Miscellaneous
91.Rights of entry and inspection etc.
92.Provisions supplementary to s. 91
93.Power of authorities to obtain information
94.Prohibition of disclosure of information
95.Service of documents on and by water authorities
96.Local inquiries
97.Default powers
98.Interpretation of Part V
PART VI Miscellaneous and general
Miscellaneous
99.Alteration of penalties
100.Power to prohibit or restrict the importation and use etc of injurious substances
101.Disposal of waste etc by Atomic Energy Authority
102.Power to give effect to international agreements
103.Adaption of enactments to metric units
General
104.Orders and regulations
105.Interpretation etc-general
106.General application to Scotland
107.Application to Isles of Scilly
108.Minor and consequential amendments of enactments, and repeals
109.Short title, commencement and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Noise abatement zones
1.A local authority shall after making any noise abatement order—...
2.The requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph are that...
3.(1) If no objection is duly made to the Secretary...
4.An order when confirmed shall come into operation on such...
5.A local authority shall not exercise its powers under the...
SCHEDULE 2
Alteration of penalties
The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897
1.In section 22 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897...
2.In section 24 of that Act (which penalises failure to...
3.In section 36(1) of that Act (which provides for a...
The Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906
4.In section 12(4) of the Alkali Act (under which obstruction...
5.In section. 16A of that Act (which provides for certain...
The Public Health Act 1936
6.In section 19(3) of the Public Health Act 1936 (under...
7.In section 27 of that Act (which provides that certain...
8.In section 34(5) of that Act (under which a person...
9.In section 36(1) of that Act (under which a person...
10.In section 41(3) of that Act (under which a person...
11.In section 94(2) of that Act (under which a person...
12.In section 95(1) of that Act (under which a person...
The Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937
13.In section 2 of the Public Health (Drainage of Trade...
14.In section 9 of that Act (under which a person...
The Water Act 1945
15.In section 19(3) of the Water Act 1945 (under which...
16.In section 21 of that Act (under which a person...
The Water (Scotland) Act 1946
17.In section 62(3) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1946 (under...
18.In section 64 of that Act (under which a person...
The Clean Air Act 1956
19.(1) In subsection (1) of section 27 of the Clean...
The Radioactive Substances Act 1960
20.(1) In subsection (2) of section 13 of the Radioactive...
The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
21.In section 12(8) of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (under...
22.In section 14(6) of that Act (under which a person...
23.In section 24(2) of that Act (under which an occupier...
24.In section 45(2) of that Act (under which a person...
25.In section 46 of that Act (which provides that certain...
The Clean Air Act 1968
26.In the following provisions of the Clean Air Act 1968...
27.In section 9(1) of that Act (under which a person...
SCHEDULE 3
Minor and consequential amendments of enactments
The Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906
1.Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Alkali Act (alkali...
2.Section 8 of that Act (which is superseded by paragraph...
3.(1) In section 27 of that Act as amended by...
4.(1) At the end of Schedule 1 to that Act,...
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1923
5.In section 9(5) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act...
The Public Health Act 1936
6.In section 3(1)(b) of the Public Health Act 1936 (under...
7.Sections 79 and 80 of that Act (which relate to...
The Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937
8.Sections 2(4) and 3(2) of the Public Health (Drainage of...
9.In section 4(5) of that Act (under which disputes arising...
10.In section 10(1) of that Act (which authorises the taking...
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951
11.In section 9 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection)...
The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951
12.In section 12(4) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland)...
13.In section 17(1) of that Act (which sets out the...
14.In section 18 of that Act (which relates to the...
15.In section 19 of that Act (which empowers river purification...
The Clean Air Act 1956
16.(1) In subsection (1) of section 30 of the Clean...
The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1961
17.In section 10(1) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act...
The Public Health Act 1961
18.At the end of section 34(5) of the Public Health...
The London Government Act 1963
19.In section 41(1)(b) of the London Government Act 1963 (which...
The Water Resources Act 1963
20.In section 77(2) of the Water Resources Act 1963 (which...
21.In section 113(1) of that Act (which authorises water authorities...
The Housing Act 1964
22.In section 95 of the Housing Act 1964, after subsection...
The Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act 1964
23.In section 9(2) of the Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act 1964...
The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1965
24.In section 10(1) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland)...
The Civic Amenities Act 1967
25.(1) In section 18(1) of the Civic Amenities Act 1967...
The Hovercraft Act 1968
26.In section 1(1)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 for the...
The Water Act 1973
27.For the purposes of section 14 of the Water Act...
28.In subsection (12) of section 24 of that Act (which...
29.In section 36(3) of that Act (which among other things...
30.In paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (which...
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
31.In paragraph 1 of Schedule 28 to the Local Government...
SCHEDULE 4
Repeals