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Environmental Protection Act 1990

An Act to make provision for the improved control of pollution arising from certain industrial and other processes; to re-enact the provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to waste on land with modifications as respects the functions of the regulatory and other authorities concerned in the collection and disposal of waste and to make further provision in relation to such waste; to restate the law defining statutory nuisances and improve the summary procedures for dealing with them, to provide for the termination of the existing controls over offensive trades or businesses and to provide for the extension of the Clean Air Acts to prescribed gases; to amend the law relating to litter and make further provision imposing or conferring powers to impose duties to keep public places clear of litter and clean; to make provision conferring powers in relation to trolleys abandoned on land in the open air; to amend the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; to make provision for the control of genetically modified organisms; to make provision for the abolition of the Nature Conservancy Council and for the creation of councils to replace it and discharge the functions of that Council and, as respects Wales, of the Countryside Commission; to make further provision for the control of the importation, exportation, use, supply or storage of prescribed substances and articles and the importation or exportation of prescribed descriptions of waste; to confer powers to obtain information about potentially hazardous substances; to amend the law relating to the control of hazardous substances on, over or under land; to amend section 107(6) of the Water Act 1989 and sections 31(7)(a), 31A(2)(c)(i) and 32(7)(a) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; to amend the provisions of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 as regards the dumping of waste at sea; to make further provision as respects the prevention of oil pollution from ships; to make provision for and in connection with the identification and control of dogs; to confer powers to control the burning of crop residues; to make provision in relation to financial or other assistance for purposes connected with the environment; to make provision as respects superannuation of employees of the Groundwork Foundation and for remunerating the chairman of the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council; and for purposes connected with those purposes.

1990-11-01

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 33ZB(10A)

Environment Act 2021

s. 69(3)(b)

s. 144

s. 147(3)

(4)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 34ZB(8A)

Environment Act 2021

s. 69(5)(b)

s. 144

s. 147(3)

(4)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 161(2AA)

(2AB)

Environment (Wales) Act 2016

Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016

s. 69(4)

s. 88(3)(b)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 106A

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s. 41(2)

s. 46

s. 48(4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Waste Disposal Authorities and Companies

Part II Provisions Regulating Waste Disposal Authorities and Companies

Avoidance of restrictions on transfer of securities of companies

23

1

Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, any provision to which this paragraph applies shall be void in so far as it operates—

a

to preclude the holder of any securities of a waste disposal contractor from disposing of those securities; or

b

to require the holder of any such securities to dispose, or offer to dispose, of those securities to particular persons or to particular classes of persons; or

c

to preclude the holder of any securities from disposing of those securities except—

i

at a particular time or at particular times; or

ii

on the fulfilment of particular conditions or in other particular circumstances.

2

This paragraph applies to any provision relating to any securities of a waste disposal contractor which is controlled by a waste disposal authority or to which the authority has transferred the relevant part of its undertaking and contained in—

a

the memorandum or articles of association of the company or any other instrument purporting to regulate to any extent the respective rights and liabilities of the members of the company;

b

any resolution of the company; or

c

any instrument issued by the company and embodying terms and conditions on which any such securities are to be held by persons for the time being holding them.

3

No provision shall be void by reason of its operating as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above if the Secretary of State has given his approval in writing to that provision.