Point in time view as at 01/04/2015.
Environment Act 1995, Paragraph 27 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
27E+W+S[F1In section 30 of that Act (interpretation of Part I) in subsection (1)—
(a)the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place—
““the appropriate Agency” means—
in relation to England and Wales, the Environment Agency;
in relation to Scotland, SEPA;”;
(b)for the definition of “waste” there shall be substituted—
““waste” has the same meaning as it has in Part II of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990 by virtue of section 75(2) of that Act;”; and
(c)the words from “and for the purposes” to the end (which provide a presumption that anything discarded is waste unless the contrary is proved) shall cease to have effect.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 22 paras. 19-27 repealed (1.4.2015 for S. in so far as not already repealed by Statute Law Repeals Act 2004 (c. 14)) by Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), s. 125(3), Sch. 24 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.S.I. 2015/73, art. 2(2)(c)(d)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 22 para. 27(b)(c) in force at 1.1.2005 for E.W. by S.I. 2006/934, art. 2(a)
I2Sch. 22 para. 27(b)(c) in force at 1.1.2005 for S. by S.S.I. 2004/541, art. 2(a)
I3Sch. 22 para. 27 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 125(3); Sch. 22 para. 27(a) in force at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/186, art 3
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