The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No.5, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.—(1) The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994(1) are amended as follows.

(2) For regulation 9 (dumping of sludge from ships), substitute—

9.  In exercising its functions under Part 4 (marine licensing) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the appropriate licensing authority (within the meaning of section 113 of that Act) must ensure that the dumping of sludge from ships to surface waters is not permitted..

(3) In regulation 11 (monitoring)—

(a)in sub-paragraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph (1), in each case omit “(other than by means of dumping from ships)”;

(b)omit paragraph (2);

(c)in paragraph (3)—

(i)omit “and the licensing authority”,

(ii)for “them” substitute “it”,

(iii)omit “or (2)”.

(1)

S.I. 1994/2841; regulation 11 was amended by paragraph 233(1) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25). There are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.