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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.

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 33A(10)(a)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 11(2)(a)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 33A(10)(a)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 11(2)(b)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 33A(10)(b)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 11(2)(c)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 59(1A)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 12(1)(a)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 59(10)-(13)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 12(1)(e)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 71A

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 13(2)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 34ZC

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 14(3)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 46ZA-46ZE

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 15(2)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 44ZZA

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 16(2)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 44ZA(2)(aa)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 16(3)(c)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 47B

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 17(2)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 88C

88D

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 18(2)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 33(10A)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 20(2)(a)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 34(6A)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 20(2)(b)

s. 27(2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

s. 140(10A)-(10D)

Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024

s. 21(2)

s. 27(2)

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

Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

s. 41(2)

s. 46

s. 48(4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Amendment of Enactments relating to Countryside Matters

The Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41)

2

1

The Countryside Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.

2

In section 1 (additional general functions)—

a

for subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following subsections—

1
The National Parks Commission shall in future be known as the “Countryside Commission” and shall exercise functions in relation to England.
1A
The functions of the Countryside Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”) in England and the corresponding functions of the Countryside Council for Wales (in this Act referred to as “the Council”) in Wales shall be enlarged in accordance with this Act.

b

in subsection (2)—

i

after the word “recreation” there shall be inserted the words “ and the study of nature ”; and

ii

at the end, there shall be inserted the words “ ; and the purposes for which the functions of the Council in Wales are to be exercised are the corresponding purposes specified in section 130(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. ”;

c

in subsection (3) for the word “shall” there shall be substituted the words “ and the Council shall each ”.

3

In section 2 (new functions)—

a

in subsection (1), for the word “shall” where it first appears there shall be substituted the words “ and the Council shall each ” and after the word “Commission” in the second and third place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

b

in subsections (2) and (3), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ and the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

c

in subsection (4), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ and the Council ” and after that word in the second and third place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

d

in subsection (5), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ or to the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or , as the case may be, the Council ”;

e

in subsection (5)(b), after the word “Commission” in each place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

f

in subsection (6) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ and the Council ”;

g

in subsections (7), (8) and (9), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ and the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”.

4

In section 4 (experimental projects or schemes)—

a

in subsection (1), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ and the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

b

in subsection (3) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ or, as the case may be, the Council ”;

c

in subsection (4) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

d

in subsection (5) after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ or by the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”;

e

in subsection (6), after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ or of the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or Council ”.

5

In section 8 (sailing, boating and fishing in country parks), in subsection (5) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ (if the works are in England) or the Council (if the works are in Wales) ”.

6

In section 12 (facilities in or near National Parks)—

a

in subsection (1) after the word “Commission” where it first appears there shall be inserted the words “ or, as the case may be, the Council ” and after that word in the second place it appears there shall be inserted the words “ or the Council ”;

b

in subsection (5) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ (if the National Park is in England) or the Council (if the National Park is in Wales) ”.

7

In section 13 (control of boats etc. in National Parks) in subsection (4), after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ (if the National Park is in England) or the Council (if the National Park is in Wales) ”.

8

In section 23 (provision of facilities by Forestry Commissioners), in subsection (5) for the word “shall” there shall be inserted the words “ and the Countryside Council for Wales shall each ”.

9

In section 38 (avoidance of pollution) after the words “the Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ , the Council ”.

10

In section 41 (byelaws etc.)—

a

in subsection (2), for the word “may” there shall be substituted the words “ and the Council may each ”;

b

in subsection (5), after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ (as respects a park or area in England) or the Council (as respects a park or area in Wales) ”;

c

in subsection (8), for the words “were a local authority” there shall be substituted the words “ and the Council were local authorities ”;

d

in subsection (9), for the words “or the Commission” there shall be substituted the words “ , the Commission or the Council ”.

11

In section 45 (agreements with landowners), in subsection (1) after the word “Commission” there shall be inserted the words “ , the Council ”.

12

In section 46 (application of general provisions of 1949 Act), in subsection (2), at the end there shall be inserted “ and any reference to the Nature Conservancy Council, so far as referring to the Countryside Council for Wales for purposes connected with their nature conservation functions (within the meaning of section 131 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) shall include a reference to that Council for purposes connected with their countryside functions (whether conferred by this Act, the Act of 1949 or otherwise.) ”.

13

In section 49 (interpretation), after the definition of “bridleway” there shall be inserted the following definitions—

“the Commission” means the Countryside Commission;
“the Council” means the Countryside Council for Wales;