Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. II (ss. 29-78) amended: (1.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/588, reg. 8; (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, regs. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 para. 9 (as amended (E.W.) (15.5.3006) by S.I. 2006/937, reg. 6(10)(a))
Pt. II (ss. 29-78) modified: (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(5)(e) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117) and S.I. 1996/186, art.2; (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 33(5)(e) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
Pt. II (ss. 29-78): certain functions transferred on transfer date (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 2(1)(b)(ii), 21(1)(b)(ii), 56(1) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3, S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2 and S.I. 1995/1983, art. 2 (by which respectively s. 56 is in force from 28.7.1995, s. 21 is in force from 12.10.1995 and s. 2 is in force from 1.4.1996); S.I. 1996/136, art. 2; S.I. 1996/234), art. 2 (specifying transfer date)
Pt. II (ss. 29-78) extended (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(2), Sch. 23 para. 13 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
Commencement Information
I1Pt. II partly in force at 31.5.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2
Pt. II partly in force at 13.12.1991 and for certain purposes at 01.04.1992 by S.I.1991/2829, arts. 2, 4.
Pt. II: power to make corresponding provisions conferred (27.7.1999) by 1999 c. 24, s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 20(1)(a)
Prospective
(1)An application for a licence shall be made—
(a)in the case of an application for a site licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the land is situated; and
(b)in the case of an application for a mobile plant licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the operator of the plant has his principal place of business;
and shall be made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations and accompanied by the prescribed fee payable under section 41 below.
(2)A licence shall not be issued for a use of land for which planning permission is required in pursuance of the M1Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the M2Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 unless—
(a)such planning permission is in force in relation to that use of the land, or
(b)an established use certificate is in force under section 192 of the said Act of 1990 or section 90 of the said Act of 1972 in relation to that use of the land.
(3)Subject to subsection (2) above and subsection (4) below, a waste regulation authority to which an application for a licence has been duly made shall not reject the application if it is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person unless it is satisfied that its rejection is necessary for the purpose of preventing—
(a)pollution of the environment;
(b)harm to human health; or
(c)serious detriment to the amenities of the locality;
but paragraph (c) above is inapplicable where planning permission is in force in relation to the use to which the land will be put under the licence.
(4)Where the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to the National Rivers Authority and the Health and Safety Executive; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the Authority or the Executive makes to it during the allowed period.
(5)If, following the referral of a proposal to the National Rivers Authority under subsection (4)(a) above, the Authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(6)Subsection (4) above shall not apply to Scotland, but in Scotland where a waste regulation authority[F1(other than an islands council)] proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to—
(i)the river purification authority whose area includes any of the relevant land;
(ii)the Health and Safety Executive;
[F2(iii)where the waste regulation authority is not also a district planning authority within the meaning of section 172 of the M3Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the general planning authority within the meaning of that section whose area includes any of the relevant land; and]
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the river purification authority, the Executive [F3or the general planning authority] makes to it during the allowed period,
and if the river purification authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees with the waste regulation authority about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(7)Where any part of the land to be used is land which has been notified under section 28(1) of the M4Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (protection for certain areas) and the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so—
(a)refer the proposal to the appropriate nature conservation body; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the body makes to it during the allowed period;
and in this section any reference to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council for England, [F4Scottish Natural Heritage] or the Countryside Council for Wales, according as the land is situated in England, Scotland or Wales.
[F5(8)Until the date appointed under section 131(3) below any reference in subsection (7) above to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.]
(9)If within the period of four months beginning with the date on which a waste regulation authority received an application for the grant of a licence, or within such longer period as the authority and the applicant may at any time agree in writing, the authority has neither granted the licence in consequence of the application nor given notice to the applicant that the authority has rejected the application, the authority shall be deemed to have rejected the application.
(10)The period allowed to the National Rivers Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, the appropriate nature conservancy body, a river purification authority [F6or general planning authority] for the making of representations under subsection (4), (6) or (7) above about a proposal is the period of twenty-one days beginning with that on which the proposal is received by the authority or such longer period as the waste regulation authority and the Authority, the Executive, the body, the river purification authority [F6or the general planning authority], as the case may be, agree in writing.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 36(6) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(a), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8))
F2S. 36(6)(a)(iii) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(b)(iii), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8))
F3Words in s. 36(6)(b) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), s. 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(c)(ii), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8))
F4Words in s. 36(7) substituted (1.4.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 4(10), Sch. 2 para. 10(2); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4.
F5S. 36(8) repealed (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(2), 164(3), Sch. 16 Pt. II
F6Words in s. 36(10) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(d)(ii)(iv), Sch. 14 (with s. 128(8))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 36(3) amended (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, regs. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 9(7)
Commencement Information
I2S. 36 partly in force; s. 36 not in force at Royal Assent see. s. 164(3); s. 36(1) in force at 18.2.1993 by S.I. 1993/274, art. 2(1)
Marginal Citations
(1)An application for a licence shall be made—
(a)in the case of an application for a site licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the land is situated; and
(b)in the case of an application for a mobile plant licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the operator of the plant has his principal place of business;
and shall be made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations and accompanied by the prescribed fee payable under section 41 below.
(2)A licence shall not be issued for a use of land for which planning permission is required in pursuance of the M5Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the M6Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 unless—
(a)such planning permission is in force in relation to that use of the land, or
(b)an established use certificate is in force under section 192 of the said Act of 1990 or section 90 of the said Act of 1972 in relation to that use of the land.
(3)Subject to subsection (2) above and subsection (4) below, a waste regulation authority to which an application for a licence has been duly made shall not reject the application if it is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person unless it is satisfied that its rejection is necessary for the purpose of preventing—
(a)pollution of the environment;
(b)harm to human health; or
(c)serious detriment to the amenities of the locality;
but paragraph (c) above is inapplicable where planning permission is in force in relation to the use to which the land will be put under the licence.
(4)Where the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to the National Rivers Authority and the Health and Safety Executive; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the Authority or the Executive makes to it during the allowed period.
(5)If, following the referral of a proposal to the National Rivers Authority under subsection (4)(a) above, the Authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(6)Subsection (4) above shall not apply to Scotland, but in Scotland where a waste regulation authority (other than an islands council) proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to—
(i)the river purification authority whose area includes any of the relevant land;
(ii)the Health and Safety Executive;
(iii)where the waste regulation authority is not also a district planning authority within the meaning of section 172 of the M7Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the general planning authority within the meaning of that section whose area includes any of the relevant land; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the river purification authority, the Executive or the general planning authority makes to it during the allowed period,
and if the river purification authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees with the waste regulation authority about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(7)Where any part of the land to be used is land which has been notified under section 28(1) of the M8Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (protection for certain areas) and the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so—
(a)refer the proposal to the appropriate nature conservation body; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the body makes to it during the allowed period;
and in this section any reference to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council for England, the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland or the Countryside Council for Wales, according as the land is situated in England, Scotland or Wales.
[F7(8)Until the date appointed under section 131(3) below any reference in subsection (7) above to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.]
(9)If within the period of four months beginning with the date on which a waste regulation authority received an application for the grant of a licence, or within such longer period as the authority and the applicant may at any time agree in writing, the authority has neither granted the licence in consequence of the application nor given notice to the applicant that the authority has rejected the application, the authority shall be deemed to have rejected the application.
(10)The period allowed to the National Rivers Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, the appropriate nature conservancy body, a river purification authority or general planning authority for the making of representations under subsection (4), (6) or (7) above about a proposal is the period of twenty-one days beginning with that on which the proposal is received by the authority or such longer period as the waste regulation authority and the Authority, the Executive, the body, the river purification authority or the general planning authority, as the case may be, agree in writing.
Textual Amendments
F7S. 36(8) repealed (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(2), 164(3), Sch. 16 Pt. II
Marginal Citations
(1)An application for a licence shall be made—
(a)in the case of an application for a site licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the land is situated; and
(b)in the case of an application for a mobile plant licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the operator of the plant has his principal place of business;
and shall be made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations and accompanied by the prescribed fee payable under section 41 below.
(2)A licence shall not be issued for a use of land for which planning permission is required in pursuance of the M9Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the M10Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 unless—
(a)such planning permission is in force in relation to that use of the land, or
(b)an established use certificate is in force under section 192 of the said Act of 1990 or section 90 of the said Act of 1972 in relation to that use of the land.
(3)Subject to subsection (2) above and subsection (4) below, a waste regulation authority to which an application for a licence has been duly made shall not reject the application if it is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person unless it is satisfied that its rejection is necessary for the purpose of preventing—
(a)pollution of the environment;
(b)harm to human health; or
(c)serious detriment to the amenities of the locality;
but paragraph (c) above is inapplicable where planning permission is in force in relation to the use to which the land will be put under the licence.
(4)Where the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to the National Rivers Authority and the Health and Safety Executive; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the Authority or the Executive makes to it during the allowed period.
(5)If, following the referral of a proposal to the National Rivers Authority under subsection (4)(a) above, the Authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(6)Subsection (4) above shall not apply to Scotland, but in Scotland where a waste regulation authority[F8(other than an islands council)] proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to—
(i)[F9where the authority is not the council (constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994) for Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands or Western Isles]the river purification authority whose area includes any of the relevant land;
(ii)the Health and Safety Executive; [F10and]
[F11(iii)where the waste regulation authority is not also a district planning authority within the meaning of section 172 of the M11Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the general planning authority within the meaning of that section whose area includes any of the relevant land; and]
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the river purification authority [F12or], the Executive [F13or the general planning authority] makes to it during the allowed period,
and if the river purification authority requests that the licence be not issued or disagrees with the waste regulation authority about the conditions of the proposed licence either of them may refer the matter to the Secretary of State and the licence shall not be issued except in accordance with his decision.
(7)Where any part of the land to be used is land which has been notified under section 28(1) of the M12Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (protection for certain areas) and the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so—
(a)refer the proposal to the appropriate nature conservation body; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the body makes to it during the allowed period;
and in this section any reference to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council for England, [F14Scottish Natural Heritage] or the Countryside Council for Wales, according as the land is situated in England, Scotland or Wales.
[F15(8)Until the date appointed under section 131(3) below any reference in subsection (7) above to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.]
(9)If within the period of four months beginning with the date on which a waste regulation authority received an application for the grant of a licence, or within such longer period as the authority and the applicant may at any time agree in writing, the authority has neither granted the licence in consequence of the application nor given notice to the applicant that the authority has rejected the application, the authority shall be deemed to have rejected the application.
(10)The period allowed to the National Rivers Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, the appropriate nature conservancy body [F16or], a river purification authority [F17or general planning authority] for the making of representations under subsection (4), (6) or (7) above about a proposal is the period of twenty-one days beginning with that on which the proposal is received by the authority or such longer period as the waste regulation authority and the Authority, the Executive, the body [F16or], the river purification authority [F17or the general planning authority], as the case may be, agree in writing.
Textual Amendments
F8Words in s. 36(6) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(a), Sch.14 (with s. 128(8))
F9Words in s. 36(6)(a)(i) inserted (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(b)(i) (with s. 128(8)) (which insertion was repealed (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3(7))
F10In s. 36(6)(a)(ii): word "and" inserted after sub-para. (ii) (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(b)(ii) (with s. 128(8)) (which insertion was repealed (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3(7))
F11S. 36(6)(a)(iii) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(b)(iii), Sch.14 (with s. 128(8))
F12Word in s. 36(6)(b) inserted (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(c)(i) (with s. 128(8)) (which insertion was repealed (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3(7))
F13Words in s. 36(6)(b) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), s. 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(c)(ii), Sch.14 (with s. 128(8))
F14Words in s. 36(7) substituted (1.04.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 4(10), Sch. 2 para. 10(2); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4.
F15S. 36(8) repealed (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(2), 164(3), Sch. 16 Pt. II
F16Word in s. 36(10) inserted (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(d)(i)(iii) (with s. 128(8)) (which insertion was repealed (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3(7))
F17Words in s. 36(10) repealed (S.) (prosp.) by 1994 c. 39, ss. 180(1)(2), 184(2), Sch. 13 para. 167(4)(d)(ii)(iv), Sch.14 (with s. 128(8))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 36(3) amended (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, regs. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 9(7)
Commencement Information
I3S. 36 partly in force; s. 36 not in force at Royal Assent see. s. 164(3); s. 36(1) in force at 18.2.1993 by S.I. 1993/274, art. 2(1)
Marginal Citations
(1)An application for a licence shall be made—
(a)in the case of an application for a site licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the land is situated; and
(b)in the case of an application for a mobile plant licence, to the waste regulation authority in whose area the operator of the plant has his principal place of business;
[F18and shall be made on a form provided for the purpose by the waste regulation authority and accompanied by such information as that authority reasonably requires and the charge prescribed for the purpose by a charging scheme under section 41 of the Environment Act 1995.
F18(1A)Where an applicant for a licence fails to provide the waste regulation authority with any information required under subsection (1) above, the authority may refuse to proceed with the application, or refuse to proceed with it until the information is provided.]
(2)A licence shall not be issued for a use of land for which planning permission is required in pursuance of the M13Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the M14Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 unless—
(a)such planning permission is in force in relation to that use of the land, or
(b)an established use certificate is in force under section 192 of the said Act of 1990 or section 90 of the said Act of 1972 in relation to that use of the land.
(3)Subject to subsection (2) above and subsection (4) below, a waste regulation authority to which an application for a licence has been duly made shall not reject the application if it is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person unless it is satisfied that its rejection is necessary for the purpose of preventing—
(a)pollution of the environment;
(b)harm to human health; or
(c)serious detriment to the amenities of the locality;
but paragraph (c) above is inapplicable where planning permission is in force in relation to the use to which the land will be put under the licence.
(4)Where the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so,—
(a)refer the proposal to [F19the appropriate planning authority] and the Health and Safety Executive; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the [F19authority] or the Executive makes to it during the allowed period.
F20(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F20(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)Where any part of the land to be used is [F21within a site of special scientific interest (within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)] and the waste regulation authority proposes to issue a licence, the authority must, before it does so—
(a)refer the proposal to the appropriate nature conservation body; and
(b)consider any representations about the proposal which the body makes to it during the allowed period;
and in this section any reference to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to [F22Natural England] , [F23Scottish Natural Heritage] or the Countryside Council for Wales, according as the land is situated in England, Scotland or Wales.
[(8)Until the date appointed under section 131(3) below any reference in subsection (7) above to the appropriate nature conservation body is a reference to the Nature Conservancy Council.]
(9)If within the period of four months beginning with the date on which a waste regulation authority received an application for the grant of a licence, or within such longer period as the authority and the applicant may at any time agree in writing, the authority has neither granted the licence in consequence of the application nor given notice to the applicant that the authority has rejected the application, the authority shall be deemed to have rejected the application.
[F24(9A)Subsection (9) above—
(a)shall not have effect in any case where, by virtue of subsection (1A) above, the waste regulation authority refuses to proceed with the application in question, and
(b)shall have effect in any case where, by virtue of subsection (1A) above, the waste regulation authority refuses to proceed with it until the required information is provided, with the substitution for the period of four months there mentioned of the period of four months beginning with the date on which the authority received the information.]
[F25(10)The period allowed to the appropriate planning authority, the Health and Safety Executive or the appropriate nature conservancy body for the making of representations under subsection (4) or (7) above about a proposal is the period of twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the proposal is received by the waste regulation authority or such longer period as the waste regulation authority, the appropriate planning authority, the Executive or the body, as the case may be, agree in writing.
(11)In this section—
“the appropriate planning authority” means—
where the relevant land is situated in the area of a London borough council, that London borough council;
where the relevant land is situated in the City of London, the Common Council of the City of London;
where the relevant land is situated in a non-metropolitan county in England, the council of that county;
where the relevant land is situated in a National Park or the Broads, the National Park authority for that National Park or, as the case may be, the Broads Authority;
where the relevant land is situated elsewhere in England or Wales, the council of the district or, in Wales, the county or county borough, in which the land is situated;
where the relevant land is situated in Scotland, the council constituted under section 2 of the M15Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 for the area in which the land is situated;
“the Broads” has the same meaning as in the M16Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988;
“National Park authority”, F26. . . means a National Park authority established under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995 which has become the local planning authority for the National Park in question;
“the relevant land” means—
in relation to a site licence, the land to which the licence relates; and
in relation to a mobile plant licence, the principal place of business of the operator of the plant to which the licence relates.
F27(12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(13)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the definition of “appropriate planning authority” in subsection (11) above.
(14)This section shall have effect subject to section 36A below.]
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F18In s. 36: words including s. 36(1A) substituted (1.4.1996 for limited purposes and 1.4.1998 in so far as not already in force) for words following para. 36(1)(b) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 68(2) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3 (with saving in art. 4); S.I. 1998/604, art. 2.
F19Words in s. 36(4)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.1996, subject to a saving with modifications in S.I. 1996/186, art. 4, in relation to certain applications for a licence made before 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 68(3)(a)(b) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F20S. 36(5)(6) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1)(3), Sch. 22 para. 68(4), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3
F21Words in s. 36(7) substituted (E.W) (30.1.2001) by 2000 c. 37, ss. 76(1), 103(2), Sch. 10 Pt. II para. 8
F22Words in s. 36(7) substituted (1.10.2006) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 105(1), 107, Sch. 11 para. 116; S.I. 2006/2541, art. 2
F23Words in s. 36(7) substituted (1.4.1992) by Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 28, SIF 46:1), s. 4(10), Sch. 2 para. 10(2); S.I. 1991/2633, art. 4
F24S. 36(9A) inserted (1.4.1998) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 68(5) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1998/604, art. 2.
F25S. 36(10)-(14) substituted (1.4.1996) for s. 36(10) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 68(6) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3 (with saving in art. 4)
F26S. 36(11): words in the definition of "National Park" repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2, Sch.
F27S. 36(12) repealed (1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4S. 36(2)(a) extended (S.) (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 150(7)(c), 278(2)
C5S. 36(3) amended (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, regs. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 9(7)
C6S. 36(8) repealed ( prosp. ) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(2), 164(3), Sch. 16 Pt. II
Commencement Information
I4S. 36 not in force at Royal Assent, see. s. 164(3); s. 36(1) in force at 18.2.1993 by S.I. 1993/274, art. 2(1); s. 36 in force in so far as not already 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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