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40.—(1) Where proceedings are brought under section 82(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1) (summary proceedings by persons aggrieved by statutory nuisances) in relation to a nuisance falling within paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (fb), (g) or (h) of section 79(1) of that Act (statutory nuisances and inspections therefor) no order may be made, and no fine may be imposed, under section 82(2) of that Act if the defendant shows that the nuisance—
(a)relates to premises used by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that the nuisance is attributable to the carrying out of the authorised development in accordance with a notice served under section 60 (control of noise on construction sites), or a consent given under section 61 (prior consent for work on construction sites) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974(2); or
(b)is a consequence of the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that it cannot reasonably be avoided; or
(c)is a consequence of the use of the authorised development and that it cannot reasonably be avoided.
(2) Section 61(9) (consent for work on construction site to include statement that it does not of itself constitute a defence to proceedings under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 does not apply where the consent relates to the use of premises by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised development.
1990 c. 43. This section was amended by section 103 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16).
1974 c. 40. Words in this section were repealed by section 133(2) of, and Schedule 7 to, the Building Act 1984 (c. 55) and by section 120(3) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 24 to, the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and inserted by section 162(1) of, and paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 15 to, that Act.
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