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Version Superseded: 28/09/2000

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Environment Act 1995, Section 114 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

114 Power of Secretary of State to delegate his functions of determining, or to refer matters involved in, appeals.E+W+S

(1)The Secretary of State may—

(a)appoint any person to exercise on his behalf, with or without payment, any function to which this paragraph applies; or

(b)refer any item to which this paragraph applies to such person as the Secretary of State may appoint for the purpose, with or without payment.

(2)The functions to which paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above applies are any of the Secretary of State’s functions of determining—

(a)an appeal under—

(i)section 31A(2)(b), 42B(5), 46C or 49B of the M1Control of Pollution Act 1974,

(ii)section 4 of the M2Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989,

(iii)section 15, 22(5), 43, 62(3)(c), 66(5), 78L or 78T of the M3Environmental Protection Act 1990,

(iv)paragraph 2 or paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 6 to the M4Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991,

(v)section 43, 91, 92, 96, 161C or 191B(5) of the M5Water Resources Act 1991,

(vi)section 26 of the M6Radioactive Substances Act 1993 against any decision of, or notice served by, SEPA,

(vii)paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the M7Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994,

[F1(viii)regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 extending to England and Wales,]

or any matter involved in such an appeal;

(b)the questions, or any of the questions, which fall to be determined by the Secretary of State under section 39(1) or section 49(4) of the M8Control of Pollution Act 1974.

(3)The items to which paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above applies are—

(a)any matter involved in an appeal falling within subsection (2)(a) above;

(b)any of the questions which fall to be determined by the Secretary of State under section 39(1) or section 49(4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

(4)Schedule 20 to this Act shall have effect with respect to appointments under subsection (1)(a) above.

Textual Amendments

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C1S. 114 applied (E.W.) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1973, reg. 27(11), Sch. 8

S. 114 applied (E.W.) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1973, reg. 31(6)(11)

C2S. 114(1)(3)(a)(4) applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (4.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/1043, reg. 8

S. 114(1)(3)(a)(4) applied (S.) (8.5.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/95, reg. 8

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