Environment Act 1995

The Clean Air Act 1993 E+W+S

195 E+W+S In section 2 of the M1 Clean Air Act 1993 (emission of dark smoke from industrial or trade premises) in subsection (5) (which creates a summary offence punishable with a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale) for the words “level 5 on the standard scale” there shall be substituted the words “£20,000”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1993 c. 11.

196 (1) Section 19 of that Act (power to require creation of smoke control areas by local authorities) as it applies to Scotland shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for the words “Secretary of State” there shall be substituted the words “Scottish Environment Protection Agency (in this section referred to as “the Agency”)”; and

(b) for the words “he”, “him” and “his” there shall be substituted respectively “the Agency”, “it” and “its”.

(3) In subsections (2), (3), (4)(a) and (6), for the words “Secretary of State” there shall be substituted the words “Agency”.

(4) In subsection (3), for the word “him” there shall be substituted the word “it”.

(5) In subsection (4), before the words “the Secretary of State” in the second place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “the Agency, with the consent of”.

197 E+W+S In section 59 of that Act (local inquiries) in subsection (1)—

(a) for the words “a local inquiry” there shall be substituted the words “an inquiry”; and

(b) for the words “such an inquiry” there shall be substituted the words “an inquiry”;

and for the side-note to that section there shall accordingly be substituted “Inquiries.”.

198 E+W+S In section 60(7)(b) of that Act as it applies to Scotland for the words “the Secretary of State” and “Secretary of State’s” there shall be substituted the words “SEPA” and “SEPA’s” respectively.

199 E+W+S In section 63(1)(c) of that Act as it applies to Scotland for the words “sections 19(4) and” there shall be substituted the words “section”.