SCHEDULE 22 Minor and consequential amendments
The Control of Pollution Act 1974
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(1)
Section 6 of that Act (provisions supplementary to section 5) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.
(2)
In subsection (2) (conditions which may be included in disposal licences)—
(a)
for the words “the disposal authority which issues it” there shall be substituted the words “
the appropriate Agency
”
; and
(b)
for the words “the authority” there shall be substituted the words “
that Agency
”
.
(3)
In subsection (3) (offence of contravening a licence condition without reasonable excuse) for the words “the disposal authority which issued the licence” there shall be substituted the words “
the Environment Agency
”
.
(4)
In subsection (4) (duty of each disposal authority to maintain registers etc)—
(a)
for the words “each disposal authority” there shall be substituted the words “
the Environment Agency and of SEPA
”
;
(b)
“(a)
to maintain a register containing copies of all disposal licences which are for the time being in force in respect of land in England and Wales or, as the case may be, Scotland;” and
(c)
in paragraph (c), for the words “the authority” there shall be substituted the words “
that Agency
”
.
(5)
In subsection (5) (applications deemed to be refused if not granted within two months of receipt)—
(a)
for the words “a disposal authority receives an application duly made to it for a disposal licence” there shall be substituted the words “
a duly made application for a disposal licence was received
”
;
(b)
for the words “the authority”, in the first two places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “
the appropriate Agency
”
; and
(c)
for the words “the authority”, wherever else occurring, there shall be substituted the words “
that Agency
”
.