Regulations may provide that any provision of this Act, except this section, shall have effect with such modifications as are prescribed with a view to enabling the Government of the United Kingdom to give effect to any provision made by or under any international agreement to which the Government is for the time being a party.

The Secretary of State may make, to the Commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources which was signed at Paris on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom on 4 June 1974, such payments towards the expenses of the Commission as he may with the approval of the Treasury determine.

No F31regulations shall be made by virtue of section 18 of this Act and no order shall be made by virtue of section 52 F4or 53 of this Act unless a draft of the F32regulations or order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

In this Act—

• F12 “the Alkali Act” means the M5Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906;

• “county” F13 county borough and “district”, except in relation to Scotland, have the same meanings as in the M6Local Government Act 1972;

• “mine” and “quarry” have the same meanings as in the M7Mines and Quarries Act 1954;

• “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments and “modify” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “owner”, except in relation to Scotland, means the person for the time being receiving the rackrent of the premises in connection with which the word is used, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for another person, or who would so receive the rackrent if the premises were let at a rackrent;

• “premises” includes land;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• F14“road” (except where the context otherwise requires) has the same meaning as in the F15Part IV of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991:

• “roads authority” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;F16 “SEPA” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

• “trade effluent” includes any liquid (either with or without particles of matter in suspension in it) which is discharged from premises used for carrying on any trade or industry, other than surface water and domestic sewage, and for the purposes of this definition on any premises wholly or mainly used (whether for profit or not) for agricultural or horticultural purposes or for scientific research or experiment shall be deemed to be premises used for carrying on a trade; and

• “vessel” includes a hovercraft within the meaning of the M8Hovercraft Act 1968.

In so far as any interest in Crown land is not an interest belonging to Her Majesty or a Crown interest or a Duchy interest, this Act shall apply to the land as if it were not Crown land; and expressions used in this subsection and F18subsection (1) of section 293 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or, in relation to Scotland, F19subsections (1) to (3) of section 242 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 have the same meanings in this subsection as in that subsection.

References in this Act to any enactment are references to it as amended by or under any other enactment.

In this Act—

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• “county” F6 county borough and “district”, except in relation to Scotland, have the same meanings as in the M1Local Government Act 1972;

• “mine” and “quarry” have the same meanings as in the M2Mines and Quarries Act 1954;

• “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments and “modify” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “owner”, except in relation to Scotland, means the person for the time being receiving the rackrent of the premises in connection with which the word is used, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for another person, or who would so receive the rackrent if the premises were let at a rackrent;

• “premises” includes land;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• F7“road” (except where the context otherwise requires) has the same meaning as in the F8Part IV of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991:

• “roads authority” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;F9 “SEPA” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

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• “vessel” includes a hovercraft within the meaning of the M3Hovercraft Act 1968.

Subject to subsections (3A) to (3D) below, this Act shall bind the Crown.

Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3A) above, any provision made by or under this Act shall apply to persons in the public service of the Crown as it applies to other persons.

If the Secretary of State certifies that it appears to him, as respects any Crown premises and any powers of entry exercisable in relation to them specified in the certificate, that it is requisite or expedient that, in the interests of national security, the powers should not be exercisable in relation to those premises, those powers shall not be exercisable in relation to those premises; and in this subsection “Crown premises” means premises held or used by or on behalf of the Crown.

Nothing in this section shall be taken as in any way affecting Her Majesty in her private capacity.

References in this Act to any enactment are references to it as amended by or under any other enactment.

The provisions of this section shall, in addition to any express provision for the application to Scotland of any provision of this Act, have effect for the general application of this Act to Scotland.

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In this Act “region”, “district”, “regional council”, “islands council” and “district council” have respectively the same meanings as in the M10Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

Any reference in this Act to a highway shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include a reference to any public right of way.

Any question which is required by any provision of this Act to be determined by arbitration shall be determined by a single arbiter appointed, in default of agreement between the parties concerned, by the Secretary of State on the application of any of the parties.

For any reference in this Act to a magistrates’ court there shall be substituted a reference to the sheriff.

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For any reference in this Act to the London Gazette there shall be substituted a reference to the Edinburgh Gazette.

In this Act “owner” means the person for the time being entitled to receive or who would, if the same were let, be entitled to receive, the rents of the premises in connection with which the word is used and includes a trustee, factor, tutor or curator, and, in the case of public or municipal property, includes the persons to whom the management thereof is entrusted.

The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified (which are minor amendments and amendments consequential on provisions of this Act).

The enactments mentioned in the first and second columns of Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

The Secretary of State may by order repeal or amend any provision of any local Act passed before this Act (including an Act confirming a provisional order) or of any order or other instrument made under an Act so passed if it appears to him that the provision is inconsistent with, or has become unnecessary or requires alteration in consequence of, any provision of this Act or corresponds to any provision repealed by this Act or relates to trade effluent.

This Act may be cited as the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

This Act, except sections F23... F24... 101 and this section, does not extend to Northern Ireland.