2000 No. 1986 (C. 52) (S. 7)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 18) (Scotland) Order 2000

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 125(3) of the Environment Act 19951, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 18) (Scotland) Order 2000.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Provision coming into force on 14th July 20002

Section 57 of the Environment Act 1995, in so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 14th July 2000.

JOHN REIDSecretary of State for ScotlandDover House,London

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Scotland only, brings into force on 14th July 2000 section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) in relation to the insertion of section 78S (exclusion from registers of information affecting national security) of the Environment Protection Act 1990 (c. 43). The other provisions inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 were brought into force for Scotland by S.S.I. 2000/180.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 2

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 3(1)

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 3(2) to (8)

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 4

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 5

1.2.1996

1996/186

1.4.1996

Section 6

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 7

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 8

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 9

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 10 and 11

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 12

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 13 to 19

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 20 to 23

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Sections 25 to 29

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 30 to 32

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Section 33 to 35

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 36

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Section 37

28.7.1995

1995/1983

and 1.4.1996

and 1996/186

Sections 38 to 40

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 41

21.9.1995

1995/1983

1.2.1996

and 1996/186

and 1.4.1996

Section 42

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Sections 43 to 52

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 53 and 54

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 55

1.2.1996

1996/186

and 1.4.1996

Section 56

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 57 (partially)

21.9.1995

1995/1983

(partially) England and Wales

and 1.4.2000

and 2000/340

(partially) Scotland

14.7.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

Section 58

21.9.1995

1995/1983

and 4.3.1998

and 1998/604

Section 59

12.10.1995 and

1995/2649

1.1.1999

and 1998/3272

Section 60

1.7.1997

1997/1626

and 1.7.1998

and 1998/604

Section 78 and Schedule 10 (partially), with savings

23.11.1995

1995/2950

1.4.1996

and 1996/2560

and 1.4.1997

Section 80

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 81

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 82 to 86

23.12.1997

1997/3044

Sections 87 to 89

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 90 and Schedule 11

1.2.1996

1996/186

and 23.12.1997

and 1997/3044

Section 91

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 92

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 93 to 95

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (England and Wales)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (Scotland)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Section 96(2)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(3)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Section 96(4) (partially)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(4) (partially) (Scotland)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Sections 97 to 103

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Section 104

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 105 and Schedule 15

21.9.1995

1995/1983

1.2.1996

and 1996/186

1.4.1996

and 1.1.1999

Sections 106 to 114

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 115

1.4.1996

1995/2950

and 1996/186

Section 116 and Schedule 21 (partially)

21.9.1995,

1995/1983,

1.7.1997

1997/1626

and 8.4.1998

and 1998/781

Section 117

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 118(1) to (3), (4) and (5) (partially) and (6)

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 119

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 120(1) and Schedule 22 (partially)

21.9.1995

1995/1983

12.10.1995

1995/2649

1.2.1996

1996/186

1.4.1996

1996/2909

21.11.1996

1997/3044

31.12.1996

1998/604

23.12.1997

1999/803

1.4.1998

1999/1301

16.3.1999

2000/340

1.4.1999

29.4.1999

(partially) England and Wales

1.4.2000

Scotland

14.7.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

Section 120(2) and Schedule 23 (partially)

1.4.1996

1995/1983

and 1.1.1999

and 1996/186

Section 120(3) and Schedule 24 (partially)

21.9.1995

1995/1983

1.11.1995

1995/2765

1.2.1996

1996/186

1.4.1996

1996/2560

31.12.1996

1996/2857

1.1.1997

1996/2909

1.4.1997

and 2000/340

1.1.1999

(partially) (England and Wales)

1.4.2000

Scotland

14.7.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

Section 120(4) to (6)

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 121 to 124

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 7

1.4.1997

1996/2560