This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed, namely—

• sections 79 to 85;

• section 97;

• section 99;

• section 105 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 7, 13, 14 and 15 of Schedule 5;

• section 140;

• section 141;

• section 142;

• section 145;

• section 146;

• section 148;

• section 153;

• section 154;

• section 155;

• section 157;

• section 160;

• section 161;

• section 162(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18, 22, 24 and 31(4)(b) of Schedule 15; but, in the case of paragraph 22, in so far only as that paragraph inserts a paragraph (m) into section 7(4) of the Act of 1984;

• section 162(2) in so far as it relates to Part III of Schedule 16 and, in Part IX of that Schedule, the repeal of section 100 of the M1Control of Pollution Act 1974;

• section 162(5);

• section 163.

The remainder of this Act (except this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

Only the following provisions of this Act (together with this section) extend to Northern Ireland, namely—

• section 3(5) to (8);

• section 62(2)(e) in so far as it relates to importation;

• Part V;

• F1. . ., section 127(2) in so far as it relates to the continental shelf;

• section 140 in so far as it relates to importation;

• section 141;

• section 142 in so far as it relates to importation;

• section 146;

• section 147;

• section 148;

• section 153 except subsection (1)(k) and (m);

• section 156 in so far as it relates to Part VI and sections 140, 141 and 142 in so far as they extend to Northern Ireland and in so far as it relates to the M2Radioactive Substances Act 1960;

• section 158 in so far as it relates to Part VI and sections 140, 141 and 142 in so far as they extend to Northern Ireland.

Sections 45A, 45B and 47A do not extend to Scotland.

Where any enactment amended or repealed by this Act extends to any part of the United Kingdom, the amendment or repeal extends to that part, subject, however, to any express provision in Schedule 15 or 16.