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Environmental Protection Act 1990
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 15 Crossheading Refuse-disposal-scotland:
- s. 33(10A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 20(2)(a)
- s. 33A(10)(a) words in s. 33A(10) renumbered as s. 33A(10)(a) by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(a)
- s. 33A(10)(a) words substituted by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(b)
- s. 33A(10)(b) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(c)
- s. 33ZB(10A) inserted by 2021 c. 30 s. 69(3)(b)
- s. 34(6A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 20(2)(b)
- s. 34ZB(8A) inserted by 2021 c. 30 s. 69(5)(b)
- s. 34ZC inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 14(3)
- s. 44ZA(2)(aa) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 16(3)(c)
- s. 44ZZA inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 16(2)
- s. 46ZA-46ZE inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 15(2)
- s. 47B inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 17(2)
- s. 59(1A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 12(1)(a)
- s. 59(10)-(13) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 12(1)(e)
- s. 71A inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 13(2)
- s. 88C 88D inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 18(2)
- s. 106A inserted by 2023 c. 6 s. 41(2)
- s. 161(2AA)(2AB) inserted by 2016 anaw 3 s. 69(4)
- s. 264(3)(a) modified by S.I. 2025/85 art. 34
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- s. 33(10A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 20(2)(a)
- s. 33A(10)(a) words in s. 33A(10) renumbered as s. 33A(10)(a) by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(a)
- s. 33A(10)(a) words substituted by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(b)
- s. 33A(10)(b) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 11(2)(c)
- s. 33ZB(10A) inserted by 2021 c. 30 s. 69(3)(b)
- s. 34(6A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 20(2)(b)
- s. 34ZB(8A) inserted by 2021 c. 30 s. 69(5)(b)
- s. 34ZC inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 14(3)
- s. 44ZA(2)(aa) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 16(3)(c)
- s. 44ZZA inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 16(2)
- s. 46ZA-46ZE inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 15(2)
- s. 47B inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 17(2)
- s. 59(1A) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 12(1)(a)
- s. 59(10)-(13) inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 12(1)(e)
- s. 71A inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 13(2)
- s. 88C 88D inserted by 2024 asp 13 s. 18(2)
- s. 106A inserted by 2023 c. 6 s. 41(2)
- s. 161(2AA)(2AB) inserted by 2016 anaw 3 s. 69(4)
- s. 264(3)(a) modified by S.I. 2025/85 art. 34
Refuse Disposal: ScotlandE+W+S
19(1)Section 1 of the M1Refuse 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
I1Sch. 15 para. 19 wholly in force at 1.4.1992 see S.I. 1992/266, art. 3
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