SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

The Environmental Protection Act 1990E+W+S

50[F1(1)Section 8 of that Act (fees and charges for authorisations) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.E+W+S

(2)In subsection (1) (payments to be charged by, or paid to, the enforcing authority in accordance with schemes), for the words “enforcing authority” there shall be substituted the words “ local enforcing authority ”.

(3)Subsection (4) (separate schemes for different descriptions of enforcing authority) shall cease to have effect.

(4)In subsection (7) (meaning of “relevant expenditure attributable to authorisations”)—

(a)for the words “enforcing authorities” there shall be substituted the words “ local enforcing authorities ”; and

(b)the words from “together with the expenditure incurred by the National Rivers Authority” onwards shall be omitted.

(5)In subsection (8) (power to revoke authorisation for non-payment of charge), for the words “enforcing authority” there shall be substituted the words “ local enforcing authority ”.

(6)Subsection (9) (payments by the Secretary of State to the National Rivers Authority) shall cease to have effect.

(7)For subsections (10) and (11) (special provision as respects Scotland) there shall be substituted—

(10)The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to Scotland.]