Provisions coming into force on 12th October 19952
The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 12th October 1995:—
a
section 20 (the Scottish Environment Protection Agency);
b
section 21 (transfer of functions to SEPA);
c
section 22 (transfer of property, rights and liabilities to SEPA);
d
section 23 (functions of staff commission);
e
section 30 (records held by SEPA);
f
section 31 (guidance on sustainable development and other aims and objectives);
g
section 32 (general environmental and recreational duties);
h
section 36 (codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties);
i
section 59 (abandoned mines; Scotland), in so far as the amendments made by that section confer power on the Secretary of State to make regulations; and
j
section 120(1) (minor and consequential amendments), in so far as it relates to the following provisions of Schedule 22:—
i
paragraph 15;
ii
sub-paragraphs (1) and (22) of paragraph 29, in so far as the amendments made by those provisions confer power on the Secretary of State to make regulations;
iii
sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) and (5) of paragraph 51; and
iv
paragraph 53.