SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22 Minor and consequential amendments

The Control of Pollution Act 1974

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1

Section 9 of that Act (supervision of licensed activities) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

2

In subsection (1) (duties of the authority which issued the licence) for the words “the authority which issued the licence” there shall be substituted the words “ the appropriate Agency ”.

3

In subsection (2) (powers of entry of authorised officers to carry out works in an emergency)—

a

for the words “a disposal authority” there shall be substituted the words “ the Environment Agency or SEPA, as the case may be, ”; and

b

for the words “the authority”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted the words “ that Agency ”.

4

In subsection (3) (recovery of certain expenditure from licence holders)—

a

for the words “a disposal authority” there shall be substituted the words “ the Environment Agency or SEPA ”; and

b

for the words “the authority” there shall be substituted the word “ it ”.

5

In subsection (4) (breach of conditions of licences)—

a

for the words “a disposal authority” there shall be substituted the words “ the appropriate Agency ”;

b

the words “issued by the authority” shall be omitted; and

c

for the words “the authority”, wherever else occurring, there shall be substituted the words “ that Agency ”.