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Section 162.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 15 para 1 repealed (1.4.1993) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(2), Sch.14; S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(d),Sch. (with art. 5)
2E+W+S[F2In the M1Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906 there shall be inserted, after section 2, the following section—
(1)The preceding provisions of this Part of this Act shall not apply to any process which is a prescribed process as from the date which is the determination date for that process.
(2)The “determination date” for a prescribed process is—
(a)in the case of a process for which an authorisation is granted, the date on which the enforcing authority grants it, whether in pursuance of the application or, on an appeal, of a direction to grant it;
(b)in the case of a process for which an authorisation is refused, the date of the refusal or, on an appeal, of the affirmation of the refusal.
(3)In this section “authorisation”, “enforcing authority” and “prescribed process” have the meaning given in section 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the reference to an appeal is a reference to an appeal under section 15 of that Act.”.
and, immediately before section 25, as section 24A, a section in the same terms as the section 2A inserted after section 2.]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 15 para. 2 repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 23(e)(i); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 15 para. 2 in force at 1.4.1991, see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042, art. 2
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[F33(1)The following provisions of the M2Dogs Act 1906 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)The amendments made to section 3 by section 39(2) of the M3Local Government Act 1988 and section 128(1)(a) of the M4Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 shall cease to have effect.
(3)In section 4—
(a)subsection (1) shall be omitted;
(b)in subsection (2), for the words “so taken to a police station” there shall be substituted the words “ taken to a police station in pursuance of section 150(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”;
(c)in subsection (2)(a), for the words from “his name and address” to “other” there shall be substituted the words “ this fact and shall furnish his name and address and the police officer shall, having complied with the procedure (if any) prescribed under subsection (5) below, allow the finder to remove the dog ”;
(d)in subsection (3), for the words from “fails” to “section” there shall be substituted the words “ removes the dog but fails to keep it for at least one month, ”; and
(e)after subsection (3) or, as respects Scotland, subsection (4) there shall be inserted as subsection (4) or subsection (5) the following subsection—
“(0)The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument, prescribe the procedure to be followed under subsection (2)(a) above and any instrument containing regulations under this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”]
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 15 para. 3 repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), ss. 107, 108, Sch. 5 Pt. 6; S.I. 2008/956, art. 2(b)
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4(1)The following provisions of the M5Public Health Act 1936 (matters deemed statutory nuisances) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In section 141, for the words “Part III of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
(3)in section 259(1), for the words “Part III of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
(4)In section 268—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words “Parts III” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Parts ”;
(b)in subsection (2), for the words “the said Part III” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”; and
(c)in subsection (3), for the words “Part III of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
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5(1)Section 151 of the M6Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (matters deemed statutory nuisances) shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (2), for the words “Part III of the Public Health Act 1936” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
(3)In subsection (3), for the words “Part III of the Public Health Act 1936” there shall be substituted the words “ Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
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Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 15 para. 5(4) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.
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Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 15 para. 6 repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 67(3), 68(2), Sch.6
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Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 15 para. 7 repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 67(3), 68(2), Sch.6
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Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 15 para. 8 repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 12, ss. 50, 51(2), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with ss. 42, 46)
9E+W+SIn section 1(1)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 1986 (power to exclude noise nuisance proceedings), after the word “1974” there shall be inserted the words “ or Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. ”
10(1)The following provisions of of the M7Transport Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
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(3)In section 108(1) (statutory nuisance proceedings in relation to waterways), for the words “said Act of 1936” there shall be substituted the words “ Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 15, para. 10(2) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 23, s. 60(2), Sch. 8 Pt.I (with ss. 54, 55); S.I. 1995/2181, art.2 and para. 10(2)(a) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1994 c. 40, s. 81, Sch. 17; S.I. 1995/2835, art. 2.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 15 partly in force; Sch. 15 not in force at Royal Assent see s.164(2); Sch. 15 para. 10(3) in force at 14.1.1991 by S.I. 1991/96, art. 2
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11E+W+SIn section 42 of the M8Countryside Act 1968 (National Park Wardens), in subsection (4)(a), for the words “section 1 of the Litter Act 1983” there shall be substituted the words “ section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 15, para. 11 in at force 1.4.1991, see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042, art. 2
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Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 15 para. 12 repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 67(3), 68(2), Sch.6
13E+W+SIn section 170A(3) of the M9Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (restriction on sale of electricity by local authority) after the word “prescribed,” there shall be inserted the words “ or in cases where it is produced from waste, ”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 15, para. 13 in force at 1.4.1991, see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042, art. 2
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Textual Amendments
15(1)The following provisions of the M10Control of Pollution Act 1974 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)[F11In section 30D, after the words “and 1965” there shall be inserted the words “ and of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.]
(3)In section 61(9), at the end, there shall be inserted the words “ (in relation to Scotland) or section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (in relation to England and Wales) ”.
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(5)In section 74(2), after paragraph (b), there shall be inserted the following “; or
(c)under section 80(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990,”.
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Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 15 para. 15(2) repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 23(e)(ii); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F12Sch. 15 para. 15(4) omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 15(4); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 2(f)
Sch. 15 para. 15(4) repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 23(e)(ii); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F13Sch. 15(6)-(9) repealed (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 67(3), 68(2), Sch.6
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 15 partly in force; Sch. 15 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 164(2); Sch. 15 paras. 15(3)-(5) in force at 14.1.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/96, art. 2
Sch. 15, para. 15 partly in force; Sch. 15 paras. 15(6)-(9) in force at 1. 4. 1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042, art. 2
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M101974, c. 40.
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Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 15 para. 16 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.
Prospective
17E+W+S[F15For subsection (6) of section 56 of the M11Control of Pollution Act 1974 (interpretation of Part II) there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(6)Except as provided by regulations made under this subsection, nothing in this Part of this Act applies to radioactive waste within the meaning of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; but regulations may—
(a)provide for prescribed provisions of this Part of this Act to have effect with such modifications as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purposes of dealing with such radioactive waste;
(b)make such modifications of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 and any other Act as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with regulations made under paragraph (a) above.”]
Textual Amendments
F15Sch. 15 para. 17 repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 23(e)(iii); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
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Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 15 para. 18 repealed (1. 12. 1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch.3 (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)
19(1)Section 1 of the M12Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (provision by waste disposal authorities of places etc. for disposal of refuse) shall be amended in relation to Scotland as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1) at the end there shall be inserted the words “ and to dispose of refuse so deposited ”.
(3)In subsection (6) for the words from “mandamus” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “ by proceedings under section 45 of the Court of Session Act 1988 ”.
(4)In subsection (7) the definition of “local authority” and the word “and” which follows it shall be omitted.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 15 para. 19 wholly in force at 1.4.1992 see S.I. 1992/266, art. 3
Marginal Citations
20E+W+SIn section 25 of the M13Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982, for subsection (3) there shall be substituted—
“(3)In subsection (2) above “cleansing” means such cleansing as appears to the islands or as the case may be district council to be necessary in the interests of public health or safety or of the amenities of their area but does not include operations for the removal of snow or ice and “relevant land” means any land, in the open air, to which members of the public have access and which is not comprehended in a public road within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.”.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 15, para. 20 in force at 1.4.1991, see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042 , art. 2
Marginal Citations
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Textual Amendments
F17Sch. 15 para. 21 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 13
22E+W+SIn section 7(4) of the M14Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (enactments functions under which are assignable to London port health authority), after the paragraph (k) inserted by paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to the M15Building Act 1984, there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(l)Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
(m)Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;”.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 15 para. 22 partly in force at 1.1.1991 see s. 164(2) and wholly in force at 1.4.1991, see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1042, art. 2
Marginal Citations
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Textual Amendments
F18Sch. 15 para. 23 repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c. 26), s. 2(2), Sch.2; S.I. 1992/1218, art.2
24E+W+SIn section 76(1)(b) and (4)(a) of the M16Building Act 1984, for the words “sections 93 to 96 of the Public Health Act 1936” there shall be substituted the words “ section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
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Prospective
25E+W+SIn section 25(3) of the M17Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, after paragraph (a)(ii) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—
“(iii)in section 14(8), for the words from “and any such power” onwards there shall be substituted the words “ and any such regulations shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954; and ””.
Marginal Citations
26E+W+SIn section 10 of the M18Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements for waste disposal functions), in subsection (4), for the words “Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “ Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 15 para. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 164(3); Sch. 15 para. 26 in force at 1.5.1994 save for purposes of application to activities specified in art. 2(2) of the commencing S.I. and otherwise in force in relation to those activities in accordance with art. 3 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 1994/1096, arts. 2(2)(3), 3 (as amended by S.I. 1994/2487, art. 2 and S.I. 1994/3234, art. 2)
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27E+W+SIn Schedule 1 to the M19Local Government Act 1988 (competition: collection of household waste), paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1), the words “In the application of this Part to England and Wales,” shall be omitted;
(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for the words “section 12 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “ section 45 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (3), for the words “section 30(4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “ section 75(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”; and
(d)sub-paragraph (4) shall be omitted.
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Textual Amendments
F19Sch. 15, para. 28 repealed (1. 12. 1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch.3 (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)
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Textual Amendments
F20Sch. 15 para. 29 repealed (1. 12. 1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)
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Textual Amendments
F21Sch. 15, para. 30 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch.3 (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)
31(1)The M20Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 shall be amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In the following provisions, for the words “disposal authority” and “disposal authorities” there shall be substituted the words “ regulation authority ” and “ regulation authorities ” respectively, that is to say, in sections 1(4)(a), 2(1), 2(b) and (e), (3)(a) and (e) and (4)(a), (b) and (c), 3(1), (2) and (6), 4(1), (3), (4), (5) and (8)(b) and (c), 5(1) and (4)(a), 6(1), (2), (3), (5), F22. . ., (7)(a) and (c), (8) and (9) and 7(1), F22. . ., (3)(a) and (8).
(3)In section 6(1) (offences justifying seizure of vehicles), in paragraph (a)(i)—
(a)after “1974” there shall be inserted the words “ or section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”; and
(b)after the word “unlicensed” there shall be inserted the words “ deposit, treatment or ”.
(4)In section 7 (enforcement)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “91” to “information)” there shall be substituted the words “ 68(3), (4) and (5), 69, 70 and 71 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (powers of entry, of dealing with imminent pollution and to obtain information) ”;
(b)in subsection (2), paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and
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(5)In section 9(1)—
(a)in the definition of “controlled waste”—
(i)for the words “, subject to subsection (2) below,” there shall be substituted the words “ , at any time, ”; and
(ii)for the words “in Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “ for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ”,
(b)the definition of “disposal authority” shall be omitted; and
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(6)Section 9(2) shall be omitted.
Textual Amendments
F22Words in Sch. 15, para. 31(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with s. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.
F23Sch. 15, paras. 31(4)(c)(5)(c) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch.24 (with s. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3.
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 15, para. 31 wholly in force at 1.4.1992; Sch. 15, para. 31(4)(b) in force at 1.1.1991 ; Sch. 15, para. 31(1)-(3)(4)(a)(c)(5)(b)(c) in force at 31.5.1991 by S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2; Sch. 15, para. 31(5)(a)(6) in force at 1.4.1992 by S.I. 1991/2829, art. 2.
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