1991 No. 1319 (C. 36)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1991

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1991.

Provisions coming into force on 31st May 19912

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 31st May 1991—

  • sections 29 to 32;

  • section 50;

  • section 51;

  • section 60 in so far as it relates to anything deposited at a place for the deposit of waste, or in a receptacle for waste, provided by a waste disposal contractor under arrangements made with a waste disposal authority;

  • section 68;

  • section 71;

  • section 72;

  • section 75;

  • section 77;

  • section 147;

  • section 162(1) in so far as it relates to paragraph 31(1) to (3), (4)(a) and (c) and (5)(b) and (c) of Schedule 15;

  • section 162(2) in so far as it relates to the repeal in Part II of Schedule 16 of section 2 of the Control of Pollution Act 19742 and the repeals made in that Part in relation to sections 7(2) and 9(1) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 19893.

Michael HeseltineOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 31st May 1991 provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 relating to—

a

the separation of waste regulation from waste disposal functions where the same authority has both functions;

b

waste disposal plans of waste regulation authorities;

c

functions of waste disposal authorities, including transitional arrangements;

d

supervision and enforcement;

e

registers relating to deposits in the sea etc;

f

certain amendments of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and related repeals.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provisions

Date of commencement

S.I.No.

ss. 128 to 139 (save for the amendments made by ss. 128, 130 and 132)

5.11.1990

1990/2226

s. 89(7) to (9) and (11) to (13)

13.11.1990

1990/2243

s. 105 (partially)

7.12.1990

1990/2565

s. 3

19.12.1990

1990/2635

ss. 1, 2, 4 to 28, 100 to 104, 105 (partially), 159 and 162(2) (partially)

1.1.1991

1990/2635

ss. 86(2), (6) to (8), (11), (14) and (15), 88(5), (7) and (9)(b), 89(4), 90(1), (2) and (7), 94(1) and (2) and 96(2) and (3) and 162(1) (partially)

14.1.1991

1991/96

ss. 86(1), (4), (5), (9) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a) and (c) to (e) and (10), 98(1), (2), (5) and (6)

(England and Wales only) 13.2.1991

1991/96

the amendments made by ss. 128, 130 and 132 s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1991

1991/685

ss. 86(3) and (10), 87(7), 89(1)(a) to (f), (2), (3), (5), (6), (10) and (14), 91(1)(a) to (f), (2) to (13), 92(1)(a) to (c), (2) to (10), 93, 94(3) to (9), 95, 96(1), 98(3) and (4), 106(4) and (5), 107(8), 108(1)(b), (3)(b), (5), (7) and (9), 111(1), (2), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 113, 114(1) to (3), 115(4), 122(1) (partially) and (4), 123(7) and (9), 124 to 126, 156, 158, 162(1) and (2) (partially)

1.4.1991

1991/1042

ss. 86(1), (4), (5) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a), (c) and (d) and (10) and 98(1), (5) and (6)

(Scotland only) 1.4.1991

1991/1042

ss. 86(12), 87(3)(f), 89(1)(g), 90(3) to (6), 91(1)(g) and 92(1)(d)

1.6.1991

1991/1042