1992 No.3253 (C.101)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 12) Order 1992

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. 12) Order 1992.

Provision coming into force on 1st January 19932

Section 108(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

Provisions coming into force on 1st February 19933

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st February 1993—

  • section 106(1) to (3), (6) and (7),

  • section 107(1) to (7) and (9) to (11),

  • section 108(1)(a) (in so far as it relates to the import or acquisition of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 110 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 111(6), (6A)2 and (8) to (10),

  • section 112(1), (2) and (5)3 to (7),

  • section 114(4) and (5),

  • section 115(1) to (3) and (5) to (10),

  • section 116 (in so far as it relates to the import, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms),

  • section 117,

  • section 118(1)(a), (c), (e) to (l), (m) (in so far as it relates to section 111), (n) and (o) and (2) to (10),

  • sections 119 to 121,

  • section 122(1)(c) to (h) (in so far as those paragraphs are not already in force), (2) and (3),

  • section 123(1) to (6) and (8), and

  • section 127.

Michael HowardOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateDepartment of the Environment

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 1993 and 1st February 1993 certain provisions of Part VI of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 relating to the importation, acquisition, release or marketing of genetically modified organisms.

(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), 96(2) and (3) and 162(1) (partially)

14.1.1991

1991/96

ss.86(1), (4), (5), (9) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) 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.29 to 32, 50, 51, 60 (partially), 68, 71, 72, 75, 77, 147, 162(1) and (2) (partially)

31.5.1991

1991/1319

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

s.152

10.7.1991

1991/1577

s.49

1.8.1991

1991/1577

ss.33(3) and (4), 34(5), (7) to (9) and (11), 52(8) (partially) and 78

13.12.1991

1991/2829

ss.144 (partially) and 162(2) (partially)

1.1.1992

1991/2829

ss.33 (1)(c), 33(2) and (6) to (9) (partially), 34, 69, 70 and 162(1) and (2) (partially)

1.4.1992

1992/2829

ss.45, 143(1), (5) and (6) and 149 to 151 (partially)

14.2.1992

1992/266

ss.45 (partially), 46, 47, 48(1) to (6), (8) and (9), 52(1), (3) to (7) and (9) to (11), 53, 55, 56, 73(l) to (5), 149 to 151 (in so far as not already in force), 162(1) and (2) (partially) and 162(3)

1.4.1992

1992/266