SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22 Minor and consequential amendments

The Environmental Protection Act 1990

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1

Section 1 of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990 (interpretation of Part I) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

2

In subsection (7) (definition of “enforcing authority” in relation to England and Wales), for the words “the chief inspector or the local authority by whom” there shall be substituted the words “ the Environment Agency or the local authority by which ”.

3

For subsection (8) (definition of “enforcing authority” in relation to Scotland) there shall be substituted—

8

In relation to Scotland, references to the “enforcing authority” and a “local enforcing authority” are references to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (in this Part referred to as “SEPA”).

4

After subsection (13) there shall be added—

14

In this Part “the appropriate Agency” means—

a

in relation to England and Wales, the Environment Agency; and

b

in relation to Scotland, SEPA.