Citation and commencement

1.  This order may be cited as the Control of Pollution (Exemption of Certain Discharges from Control) Order 1983, and shall come into operation on 31st August 1983.

Interpretation

2.  In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Control of Pollution Act 1974;

“aldrin” means the chemical compound 1,2,3,4,10,10 – hexachloro – 1,4,4a,5,8,8a – hexahydro – 1,4 – endo – 5,8 – exo – dimethanonaphthalene;

“dieldrin” means the chemical compound 1,2,3,4,10,10 – hexachloro – 6,7 – epoxy – 1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a – octahydro – 1,4 – endo – 5,8 – exo – dimethanonaphthalene;

“endrin” means the chemical compound 1,2,3,4,10,10 – hexachloro – 6,7 – epoxy – 1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a – octahydro – 1,4 – endo – 5,8 – endo – dimethanonaphthalene; and

“underground stream” means a stream which is below ground.

Certain discharges to be exempt from control

3.  Subsection (1) of section 32 of the Act (which provides for the control of discharges of trade and sewage effluent, etc., into rivers and coastal waters, etc.) shall not apply to discharges specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this order except in the case of the discharges specified in column (2) thereof:

Provided that paragraphs 7 and 9 of the Schedule, and paragraph 8 so far as it operates by reference to paragraph 7, shall not extend to Scotland.

4.—(1) Each water authority shall publish a notice stating the general effect of this order, and specifying a place or places in the water authority area where a copy of the order may be inspected by any person free of charge at all reasonable times.

(2) A notice under the last preceding paragraph shall be published either—

(a) at least once in each of two successive weeks in one or more newspapers circulating in the water authority area, or

(b) in any other manner which, in any particular case, may be certified by the Secretary of State to be expedient in that case.

Patrick Jenkin

Secretary of State for the Environment

28th July 1983

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

John Stradling Thomas

Minister of State for Wales

29th July 1983

George Younger

Secretary of State for Scotland

1st August 1983