Environmental Protection Act 1990

Carriers of controlled waste E+W+S

31 (1) The M1 Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 shall be amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In the following provisions, for the words “disposal authority” and “disposal authorities” there shall be substituted the words “ regulation authority ” and “ regulation authorities ” respectively, that is to say, in sections 1(4)(a), 2(1), 2(b) and (e), (3)(a) and (e) and (4)(a), (b) and (c), 3(1), (2) and (6), 4(1), (3), (4), (5) and (8)(b) and (c), 5(1) and (4)(a), 6(1), (2), (3), (5), F1 . . ., (7)(a) and (c), (8) and (9) and 7(1), F1 . . ., (3)(a) and (8).

(3) In section 6(1) (offences justifying seizure of vehicles), in paragraph (a)(i)—

(a) after “1974” there shall be inserted the words “ or section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”; and

(b) after the word “unlicensed” there shall be inserted the words “ deposit, treatment or ”.

(4) In section 7 (enforcement)—

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “91” to “information)” there shall be substituted the words “ 68(3), (4) and (5), 69, 70 and 71 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (powers of entry, of dealing with imminent pollution and to obtain information) ”;

(b) in subsection (2), paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and

F2 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) In section 9(1)—

(a) in the definition of “controlled waste”—

(i) for the words “, subject to subsection (2) below,” there shall be substituted the words “ , at any time, ”; and

(ii) for the words “in Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “ for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”,

(b) the definition of “disposal authority” shall be omitted; and

F2 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) Section 9(2) shall be omitted.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 15, para. 31(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with s. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.

F2 Sch. 15, paras. 31(4)(c)(5)(c) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with s. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 15, para. 31 wholly in force at 1.4.1992; Sch. 15, para. 31(4)(b) in force at 1.1.1991 ; Sch. 15, para. 31(1)-(3)(4)(a)(c)(5)(b)(c) in force at 31.5.1991 by S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2; Sch. 15, para. 31(5)(a)(6) in force at 1.4.1992 by S.I. 1991/2829, art. 2.

Marginal Citations

M1 1989 c. 14.