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Part I The Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Chapter 1A General functions of the Agency and the Natural Resources Body for Wales
8. Environmental duties with respect to sites of special interest.
9. Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
9A.Duty of the Agency to cooperate with the Natural Resources Body for Wales
10. Incidental functions of the Agency and the Natural Resources Body for Wales.
Chapter II The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
31. Guidance on SEPA's general purpose and on sustainable development and other aims and objectives.
33.General duties as respects the state of the environment and effects of pollution.
35. Environmental duties as respects Natural Heritage Areas and sites of special interest.
36. Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
Part V Miscellaneous, General and Supplemental Provisions
SCHEDULES
Transfers of property etc: supplemental provisions
Part III General provisions with respect to transfers by or under section 3 or 22
Boundaries of regional flood defence areas
Membership and proceedings of regional and local flood defence committees
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Supplemental and incidental powers of National Park authorities
Miscellaneous statutory functions of National Park authorities
Minor and consequential amendments relating to National Parks
Air Quality: Supplemental Provisions
Minor and consequential amendments relating to fisheries
General modifications of references to the National Rivers Authority
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
7.In section 5 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act...
8.In section 6(3) of that Act (definition of “unauthorised fixed...
12.(1) In section 11 of that Act (Minister’s consents and...
15.In section 17 of that Act (restrictions on taking salmon...
16.In section 18 of that Act (provisions supplementary to Part...
17.In section 30 of that Act, the paragraph defining “fish...
19.After subsection (1A) of section 39 of that Act (application...
20.In section 41(1) of that Act (general definitions) the following...
Pollution of rivers and coastal waters in Scotland: amendment of the Control of Pollution Act 1974
2.After section 30E there shall be inserted the following sections—...
3.Sections 31(1), (2), (3), (7) and (10) (offences relating to...
4.In section 31(8) (maximum penalties) for the words “paragraphs (a)...
5.In section 31B(4)(d) (nitrate sensitive areas: maximum penalties) for the...
6.In section 34(3) (consents for discharges of trade and effluent)...
7.In section 39(1)(a) (appeals to the Secretary of State) for...
8.In section 56(1) (interpretation etc of Part II) the following...
9.In section 87(3) (time-bar in relation to legal proceedings)—
Amendments of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
1.The Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall be amended in accordance...
2.In section 79 (statutory nuisances etc)— (a) in subsection (1)(ga)...
3.In section 80 (summary proceedings) in subsection (3) after the...
4.In section 81 (supplementary provisions)— (a) in subsection (2) after...
7.In Schedule 3 (statutory nuisance; supplementary provisions)—
Supplemental provisions with respect to powers of entry
Offences relating to false or misleading statements or false entries
Minor and consequential amendments
The Control of Pollution Act 1974
20.(1) Section 6 of that Act (provisions supplementary to section...
21.(1) Section 7 of that Act (variation of conditions and...
22.(1) Section 8 of that Act (transfer and relinquishment of...
23.(1) Section 9 of that Act (supervision of licensed activities)...
26.(1) Section 16 of that Act (removal of waste deposited...
28.In section 62(2)(a) of that Act (exceptions to restrictions on...
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
45.(1) Section 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (interpretation...
46.(1) Section 4 of that Act (determination of authority by...
47.Section 5 of that Act (further provision for Scotland as...
49.(1) In section 7 of that Act (conditions of authorisations)...
51.(1) Section 10 of that Act (variation of authorisations by...
54.(1) Section 15 of that Act (appeals against certain authorisations...
55.Sections 16 to 18 of that Act (appointment of inspectors,...
56.In section 19 of that Act (obtaining of information from...
57.(1) Section 20 of that Act (public registers of information)...
58.(1) Section 22 of that Act (exclusion from registers of...
59.(1) Section 23 of that Act (offences) shall be amended...
62.(1) Section 30 of that Act (authorities for purposes of...
63.Section 31 of that Act (power to create regional authorities...
64.In section 33 of that Act (prohibition on unauthorised or...
66.(1) Section 35 of that Act (waste management licences: general)...
72.(1) In section 38 of that Act (revocation and suspension...
73.(1) Section 39 of that Act (surrender of licences) shall...
75.Section 41 of that Act (fees and charges for licences)...
76.(1) Section 42 of that Act (supervision of licensed activities)...
77.In section 43 of that Act, in subsection (2), paragraphs...
79.Section 61 of that Act (duty of waste regulation authorities...
80.(1) Section 62 of that Act (special provision with respect...
81.In section 63 of that Act (waste other than controlled...
82.(1) Section 64 of that Act (public registers) shall be...
83.(1) In section 66 of that Act (exclusion from registers...
84.Section 67 of that Act (annual reports of waste regulation...
86.(1) In section 71 of that Act (obtaining of information...
87.Section 72 of that Act (default powers of the Secretary...
89.(1) Section 79 of that Act (statutory nuisances) shall be...
91.Section 143 of that Act (public registers of land which...
92.In section 161 of that Act (regulations and orders) in...
93.(1) Schedule 1 to that Act (authorisations for processes: supplementary...
94.In Schedule 2 to that Act (waste disposal authorities and...
95.After Schedule 2A to that Act there shall be inserted—...
100.In section 40A of that Act (variation and termination of...
102.After section 93 of that Act (interpretation of Part III)...
103.After section 101 of that Act (which provides for the...
104.In section 110A of that Act (new connections with public...
105.(1) Section 120 of that Act (application for the discharge...
108.(1) Section 130 of that Act (reference to the Secretary...
111.In section 133 of that Act (effect of determination on...
112.In section 134 of that Act (compensation in respect of...
113.After section 135 there shall be inserted— Power of the...
114.(1) Section 142 of that Act (powers of undertakers to...
115.In section 143 of that Act (charges schemes) after subsection...
118.In section 166 of that Act (consents for certain discharges...
119.In section 184 of that Act (power of certain undertakers...
121.(1) In section 206 of that Act (restriction on disclosure...
122.In section 209 of that Act (civil liability of undertakers...
123.In section 215 of that Act (local inquiries) in subsection...
124.In section 217 of that Act (construction of provisions conferring...
125.In section 219 of that Act (general interpretation) in subsection...
126.In Schedule 11 to that Act (orders conferring compulsory works...
127.In Schedule 13 to that Act (protective provisions in respect...
130.In section 15 of that Act (general duties with respect...
132.In section 20 of that Act (water resources management schemes)...
133.(1) In section 21 of that Act (minimum acceptable flows)...
140.After section 79 of that Act (compensation and charges where...
141.In section 80 of that Act (offences against drought orders)—...
142.After section 90 of that Act (offences in connection with...
144.In section 92 of that Act (requirements to take precautions...
145.In section 96 of that Act (regulations with respect to...
147.(1) In section 110 of that Act (applications for consents...
150.(1) Section 118 of that Act (special duties with respect...
157.In section 154 of that Act (compulsory purchase etc) in...
159.In section 157 of that Act (restriction on disposals of...
160.In section 158 of that Act (works agreements for water...
161.(1) Section 161 of that Act (anti-pollution works and operations)...
162.After that section there shall be inserted— Notices requiring persons...
167.In section 174 of that Act (impersonation of persons exercising...
169.(1) Section 190 of that Act (pollution control register) shall...
170.After section 191 of that Act (register for the purposes...
172.(1) In section 202 of that Act (information and assistance...
173.(1) Section 204 of that Act (restriction on disclosure of...
177.(1) Section 221(1) of that Act (general interpretation) shall be...
180.In Schedule 5 to that Act (procedure relating to statements...
181.In Schedule 6 to that Act (orders providing for exemption...
182.In Schedule 10 to that Act (discharge consents) after paragraph...
183.For that Schedule there shall be substituted— Schedule 10 Discharge...
184.In Schedule 11 to that Act (water protection zone orders)...
185.In Schedule 12 to that Act (nitrate sensitive area orders)...
186.In Schedule 13 to that Act (transitional water pollution provisions)...
187.(1) In Schedule 15 to that Act (supplemental provisions with...
188.In Schedule 20 to that Act (supplemental provisions with respect...
189.In Schedule 22 to that Act (protection for particular undertakings)...
190.In Schedule 25 to that Act (byelaw-making powers) in paragraph...
The Radioactive Substances Act 1993
203.In section 8 of that Act (exemptions from registration under...
204.(1) In section 10 of that Act (registration of mobile...
205.(1) Section 16 of that Act (authorisations) shall be amended...
208.In section 20 of that Act (retention and production of...
209.(1) In section 21 of that Act (enforcement notices) in...
210.(1) In section 22 of that Act (prohibition notices) in...
214.(1) Section 26 of that Act (appeals) shall be amended...
215.(1) Section 27 of that Act (procedure on appeals under...
219.In section 32 of that Act (offences relating to registration...
220.In section 34(1) of that Act (which, with certain exceptions,...
222.In section 38 of that Act (restriction on prosecution) in...
224.In section 40 of that Act (radioactivity to be disregarded...
230.(1) In Schedule 3 to that Act (enactments, other than...
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