Environment Act 1995

The Control of Pollution Act 1974 E+W+S

1 (1) The M1 Control of Pollution Act 1974 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. E+W+S

(2) For subsection (5) of section 34 (offences relating to consents for discharge of effluent etc) there shall be substituted—

“(5) A person who, in an application for consent in pursuance of this section, makes any statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular or recklessly makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.”.

(3) For subsection (3) of section 93 (offences relating to power of authorities to obtain information) there shall be substituted—

“(3) A person who—

(a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him in pursuance of this section; or

(b) in furnishing any information in compliance with such a notice, makes any statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular or recklessly makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(3A) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 40.