Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

15 Repeal of Dumping at Sea Act 1974, consequential amendments and transitional provisions

—The Dumping at Sea Act 1974 is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding that repeal, Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom may continue to make payments to the international organisations.

(3) In each of the enactments to which this subsection applies for the words " the [1974 c. 20.] Dumping at Sea Act 1974 " there shall be substituted the words " Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 ".

(4) The enactments to which subsection (3) above applies are—

(a) sections 31(2)(6)(iii) and 32(4)(b) of the [1974 c. 40.] Control of Pollution Act 1974;

(b) section 45(3) of the [1975 c. 74.] Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975;

(c) section 16 of the [1981 c. 53.] Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Pro visions) Act 1981.

(5) In section 18 of the [1975 c. 8.] Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975—

(a) paragraph (h) shall cease to have effect; and

(b) the following paragraph shall be added after paragraph (i)—

“(j) Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985,”.

(6) The following paragraph shall be substituted for section 42(1)(d) of the [1976 c. 37.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976—

“(d) Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (which relates to deposits in the sea).”.

(7) Without prejudice to section 17(2) of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 (repeal and re-enactment) any licence under the Dumping at Sea Act 1974 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Part of this Act—

(a) shall have effect as from the commencement of this Part of this Act as if granted under this Part of this Act; and

(b) in the case of a licence for a specified period, shall remain in force, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, for so much of that period as falls after the commencement of this Part of this Act.