1996 No. 3056 (C.94)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 18) Order 1996

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. 18) Order 1996.

Provisions coming into force on 16th December 19962

Section 162(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 16th December 1996 in so far as it relates to the following repeals in Part I of Schedule 16 to that Act and the repeals extend to England and Wales:

  • the repeal of the whole of the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 19062 so far as unrepealed;

  • the repeal of section 1(1)(d) and the word “and” preceding it and section 5 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 19743;

  • the repeal, in section 79(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, of the words following “Part I”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

FerrersMinister of State,Department of the Environment

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 16th December 1996 the repeal of the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906, in so far as that Act has not already been repealed, and the repeal of sections 1(1)(d) and 5 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The repealed provisions concern the control of releases of noxious and offensive emissions into the air from certain premises. In so far as these releases arise from processes which are prescribed under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 they are regulated by the pollution control provisions contained in that Part of that Act. The reference to these repealed provisions in section 79(10) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (statutory nuisances) is also repealed on the same date. These repeals are only brought into force in so far as they extend to England and Wales.

(This note is nor 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 (N.B. for convenience the provisions brought into force by section 164(2) of the Act are also shown):

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No

ss. 1 & 2

1.1.1991

90/2635

s. 3

19.12.1990

90/2635

ss. 4 to 28

1.1.1991

90/2635

ss. 29 to 32

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 33(1)(a) & (b) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 33(1)(a) & (b) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 33(1)(a) & (b) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 33(1)(c)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 33(2) (partially)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 33(2) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 33(2) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 33(2) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 33(3) & (4)

13.12.1991

91/2829

s. 33(6) to (9) (partially)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 33(6) to (9) (partially)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 33(6) to (9) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 33(6) to (9) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 34(1) to (4)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 34(5)

13.12.1991

91/2829

s. 34(6)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 34(7) to (9)

13.12.1991

91/2829

s. 34(10)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 34(11)

13.12.1991

91/2829

s. 35(1) to (5) (partially)

94/1096

1.5.1994

s. 35(1) to (5) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096,94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 35(1) to (5) (insofar as not already

Various

94/1096,94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 35(6)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 35(7) to (12) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 35(7) to (12) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 35(7) to (12) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 36(1)

18.2.1993

93/274

ss. 36(2) to (10) & 37(1) & (2) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 36(2) to (10) & 37(1) & (2) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 36(2) to (10) & 37(1) & (2) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 37(3) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

ss. 37(3) to (6) & 38(1) to (6) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 37(3) to (6) & 38(1) to (6) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096,94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 37(3) to (6) & 38(1) to (6) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 38(7) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

ss. 38(7) to (12) & 39(1) & (2) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 38(7) to (12) & 39(1) & (2) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 38(7) to (12) & 39(1) & (2) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 39(3)

18.2.1993

93/274

ss. 39(4) to (11) & 40(1) & (2) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 39(4) to (11) & 40(1) & (2) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 39(4) to (11) & 40(1) & (2) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 40(3)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 40(4) to (6) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 40(4) to (6) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 4,0(4) to (6) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/109694/1096,94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 41(1)

16.3.1994

94/780

s. 41(2)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 41(3)

16.3.1994

94/780

s. 41(4) & (5)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 41(6) to (8)

16.3.1994

94/780

s. 42(1) to (7) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 42(1) to (7) (partially)

1.1.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 42(1) to (7) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 42(8) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

ss. 42(8) & 43(1) to (7) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 42(8) & 43(1) to (7) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 42(8) & 43(1) to (7) (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 43(8)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 44 (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 44 (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 44 (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 45(1)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 45(2) (Scotland)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 45(3) (partially)

14.2.1992

92/266

s. 45(3) to (12) (insofar as not already in force)

1.4.1992

92.266

ss. 46,47 & 48(1) to (6)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 48(8) & (9)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 49

1.8.1991

91/1577

ss. 50 & 51

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 52(1)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 52(3) to (7)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 52(8) (partially)

13.12.1991

91/2829

ss. 52(9) to (11) & 53

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 54(1) to (13)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 54(14)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 54(15) to (17)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 55 & 56

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 57 (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 57 (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 57 (insofar as not already in force)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

ss. 58 & 59

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 60 (partially)

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 60 (insofar as not already in force)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 62

11.8.1995

95/2152

s. 63(1)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 64(1)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 64(2) & (3)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 64(4)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 64(5) to (7)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 64(8)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 65(1)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 65(2) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 65(2) (insofar as not already in force)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 65(3) & (4) & 66(1) to (6)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 66(7) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 66(7) (insofar as not already in force)

1.5.1994

94/1096

ss. 66(8) to (11) & 67

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 68

31.5.1991

91/1319

ss. 69 & 70

1.4.1992

91/2829

ss. 71 & 72

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 73(1) to (5)

1.4.1992

92/266

ss. 73(6) to (9) & 74(1) to (5)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 74(6)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 74(7)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 75

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 77

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 78

13.12.1991

91/2829

ss. 79 to 85

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 86(1) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 86(1) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 86(2)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 86(3)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 86(4) & (5) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 86(4) & (5) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 86(6) to (8)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 86(9) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 86(10)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 86(11)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 86(12)

1.6.1991

91/1042

s. 86(13) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 86(13) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 86(14) & (15)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 87(1), (2) & (3)(a) to (e) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 87(1), (2) & (3)(a) to (e) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 87(3)(f)

1.6.1991

91/1042

s. 87(4) to (6) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 87(4) to (6) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 87(7)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 88(1) to (4) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 88(1) to (4) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 88(5)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 88(6) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 88(6) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 88(7)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 88(8) & (9)(a) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 88(8) & (9)(a) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 88(9)(b)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 88(9)(c) & (d) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 88(9)(c) to (e) & (10) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 88(10) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 89(1)(a) to (f)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 89(1)(g)

1.6.1991

91/1042

s. 89(2) & (3)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 89(4)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 89(5) & (6)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 89(7) to (9)

13.11.1990

90/2243

s. 89(10)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 89(11) to (13)

13.11.1990

90/2243

s. 89(14)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 90(1) & (2)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 90(3) to (6)

1.6.1991

91/1042

s. 90(7)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 91(1)(a) to (f)

1.4.1991

91/1042

91(1)(g)

1.6.1991

91/1042

s. 91(2) to (13)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 92(1)(a) to (c)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 92(1)(d)

1.6.1991

91/1042

ss. 92(2) to (10) & 93

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 94(1) & (2)

14.1.1991

91/96

ss. 94(3) to (9), 95 & 96(1)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 96(2) & (3)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 97

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 98(1) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 98(1) & (2) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 98(3) & (4)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 98(5) & (6) (England & Wales)

13.2.1991

91/96

s. 98(5) & (6) (Scotland)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 99

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

ss. 100 to 104

1.1.1991

90/2565 & 90/2635

s. 105 (partially)

7.12.1990

90/2565

s. 105 (partially)

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 105 (insofar as not already in force)

1.1.1991

90/2565 & 90/2635

s. 106(1) to (3)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 106(4) & (5)

1.4.1991

91/1042

ss. 106(6) & (7) & 107(1) to (7)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 107(8)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 107(9) to (11)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 108(1)(a) (partially)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 108(1)(b)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 108(3)(b)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 108(5)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 108(7)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 108(9)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 108(10)

1.1.1993

92/3253

s. 110 (partially)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 111(1) & (2)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 111(4) & (5)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 111(6) & (6A)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 111(7)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 111(8) to (10)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 111(11)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 112(1) & (2)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 112(5) to (7)

1.2.1993

92/3253

ss. 113, 114(1) to (3)

1.4.1991

91/1042

ss. 114(4) & (5) & 115(1) to (3)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 115(4)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 115(5) to (10)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 116 (partially)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 117

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 118(1)(a)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 118(1)(c)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 118(1)(e) to (1)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 118(1)(m)(partially)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 118(1)(n) & (0) & (2) to (10)

1.2.1993

92/3253

ss. 119 to 121

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 122(1) (partially)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 122(1)(c) to (h) (insofar as not already in force)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 122(2) & (3)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 122(4)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 123(1) to (6)

1.2.1993

92/3253

s. 123(7)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 123(8)

1.2.1993

92/3253

ss. 123(g), 124 to 126

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 127

1.2.1993

93/3253

s. 128 (partially)

5.11.1990

90/2226

s. 128 (insofar as not already in force)

1.4.1991

91/685

s. 129

5.11.1990

90/2226

s. 130 (partially)

5.11.1990

90/2226

s. 130 (insofar as not already in force)

1.4.1991

91/685

s. 131

5.11.1990

90/2226

s. 132 (partially)

5.11.1990

90/2226

s. 132 (insofar as not already in force)

1.4.1991

91/685

ss. 133 to 139

5.11.1990

90/2226

ss. 140 to 142

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 143(1) (England & Wales)

14.2.1992

92/266

s. 143(5) & (6) (England & Wales)

14.2.1992

92/266

s. 144 (partially)

1.1.1992

91/2829

s. 144 (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 144 (insofar as not already in force)

1.5.1993

93/274

ss. 145 & 146

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 147

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 148

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

ss. 149 to 151 (partially)

14.2.1992

92/266

ss. 149 to 151 (insofar as not already in force)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 152

10.7.1991

91/1577

ss. 153 to 155

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 156

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 157

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 158

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 159

1.1.1991

90/2635

ss. 160 & 161

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 162(1) (partially)

14.1.1991

91/96

s. 162(1) (partially)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 162(1) (partially)

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 162(1) (partially)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 162(1) (partially)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 162(1) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 162(1) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 162(1) (partially)

1.10.1994

94/1096

s. 162(1) (partially)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3234

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.1.1991

90/2565 & 90/2635

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1991

91/685

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1991

91/1042

s. 162(2) (partially)

31.5.1991

91/1319

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.1.1992

91/2829

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1992

91/2829

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1992

92/266

s. 162(2) (partially)

18.2.1993

93/274

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.5.1993

93/274

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.5.1994

94/1096

s. 162(2) (partially)

1.4.1995

94/1096, 94/2487 & 94/3232

s. 162(2) (partially)

Various

94/1096, 94/2487, 94/2854 & 94/3234

s. 162(3)

1.4.1992

92/266

ss. 162(5) & 163

1.1.1991

s. 164(2)

s. 164

1.11.1990