The Waste (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 3189

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND

The Waste (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Made

19th September 2001

Laid before Parliament

21st September 2001

Coming into force

12th October 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 57(6) and 63(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1), having, so far as is required by section 63(1) of that Act, consulted such bodies as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Waste (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th October 2001.

(2) These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment of cessation date

2.  In regulation 1(1) of the Waste (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (England) Regulations 2001(2) for “13th October 2001” substitute “13th April 2002”.

Michael Meacher

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

19th September 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 57 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 confers on the Secretary of State a power to direct that waste be accepted, treated, disposed of or delivered. A person convicted of failing to comply with a section 57 direction without reasonable excuse is liable to a fine of up to £5000.

The Waste (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (England) Regulations 2001 (`the earlier regulations') added to the types of waste which might be covered by a section 57 direction. The types added were certain wastes resulting from measures taken to deal with foot-and-mouth disease. This extension of the types of waste which might be covered by a section 57 direction had effect in every county area of England except Greater London, the Isle of Wight and Bristol. The earlier regulations provided that a person would not be guilty of a criminal offence under certain provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Water Resources Act 1991 by reason only of anything necessarily done or omitted to comply with a section 57 direction.

These regulations amend the earlier regulations so that they will cease to have effect on 13th April 2002 (instead of on 13th October 2001).

(1)

1990 c. 43; the relevant powers of the Secretary of State have been devolved in relation to Wales by article 2(a) of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and in relation to Scotland by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

S.I. 2001/1478.