The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1991

Made: 12th December 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[^f00001], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commence ment No. 10) Order 1991.

Provisions coming into force on 13th December 1991

2

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 13th December 1991–

• section 33(3) and (4);

• section 34(5), (7) to (9) and (11);

• section 52(8) in so far as it relates to section 52(1) and (3);

• section 78.

Provisions coming into force on 1st January 1992

3

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st January 1992–

• section 144 in so far as it relates to Part I of Schedule 13;

• section 162(2) in so far as it relates to the repeals in Part VII of Schedule 16 relating to the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990[^f00002] .

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 1992

4

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st April 1992–

• section 33(1)(c);

• section 33(2) and (6) to (9) in so far as they relate to section 33(1)(c);

• section 34 (in so far as not already in force);

• section 69;

• section 70;

• section 162(1) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 10 and 31 of Schedule 15 (in so far as not already in force);

• section 162(2) in so far as it relates to the following repeals in Schedule 16–

• in Part II, the repeal of section 9(2) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989[^f00003];

• in Part VI, the repeals relating to the Nature Conservancy Council Act 1973[^f00004] .

Signed

Michael Heseltine — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 12th December 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 13th December 1991 certain provisions of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 “the Act”) which confer power to make regulations and issue codes of practice, and provide for the general disapplication of that Part in relation to radioactive waste.

Article 3 brings section 144 of the Act into force on 1st January 1992 in relation to Part I of Schedule 13 to the Act, (which makes amendments of hazardous substances legislation in relation to England and Wales) and certain associated repeals.

Article 4 brings into force on 1st April 1992–

• (1) provisions of Part II of the Act–

• (a) which make it a criminal offence to treat, keep or dispose of controlled waste in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment or harm to human health;

• (b) imposing a duty of care on anyone who imports, produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste or, as a broker, has control of such waste;

• (c) conferring powers of entry on inspectors, including powers to deal with a cause of imminent danger of serious pollution of the environment or serious harm to human health;

• (2) certain amendments and repeals.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 43.

[^f00002]: 1990 c. 10.

[^f00003]: 1989 c. 14.

[^f00004]: 1973 c. 54.