Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1577 (C.42)

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1991

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1991 No. 1577 (C.42)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGRICULTURE

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 9) Order 1991.

Provisions coming into force on 10th July 1991
    2.    Section 152 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 10th July 1991.

Provisions coming into force on 1st August 1991
    3.    Section 49 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall come into force on 1st August 1991.

Michael Heseltine

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State

9th July 1991

Article 2 of this Order brings into force on 10th July 1991 section 152 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, relating to the power to make Regulations prohibiting or restricting the burning of crop residues on agricultural land by person engaged in agriculture. Article 3 brings into force on 1st August 1991 section 49 of the Act, which obliges waste collection authorities to prepare plans for recycling household and commercial waste arising in their area.

The following provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provisions	Date of commencement	S.I. No.
ss. 128 to 139 (save for the amendments made by ss. 128, 130 and 132)	5.11.1990	1990/2226
s. 89(7) to (9) and (11) to (13)	13.11.1990	1990/2243
s. 105 (partially)	7.12.1990	1990/2565
s. 3	19.12.1990	1990/2635
ss. 1, 2, 4 to 28, 100 to 104, 105 (partially), 159 and 162(2) (partially)	1.1.1991	1990/2635
ss. 86(2), (6) to (8), (11), (14) and (15), 88(5), (7) and (9)(b), 89(4), 90(1), (2) and (7), 94(1) and (2) and 96(2) and (3) and 162(1) (partially)	14.1.1991	1991/96
ss. 86(1), (4), (5), (9) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a) and (c) to (e) and (10), 98(1), (2), (5) and (6)	(England and Wales only) 13.2.1991	1991/96
the amendments made by ss. 128, 130 and 132 s. 162(2) (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/685
ss. 86(3) and (10), 87(7), 89(1)(a) to (f), (2), (3), (5), (6), (10) and (14), 91(1)(a) to (f), (2) to (13), 92(1)(a) to (c), (2) to (10), 93, 94(3) to (9), 95, 96(1), 98(3) and (4), 106(4) and (5), 107(8), 108(1)(b), (3)(b), (5), (7) and (9), 111(1), (2), (4), (5), (7) and (11), 113, 114(1) to (3), 115(4), 122(1) (partially) and (4), 123(7) and (9), 124 to 126, 156, 158, 162(1) and (2) (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/1042
ss. 86(1), (4), (5) and (13), 87(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e) and (4) to (6), 88(1) to (4), (6), (8), (9)(a), (c) and (d) and (10) and 98(1), (5) and (6)	Scotland only) 1.4.1991	1991/1042
ss. 86(12), 87(3)(f), 89(1)(g), 90(3) to (6), 91(1)(g) and 92(1)(d)	1.6.1991	1991/1042
ss. 29 to 32, 50, 51, 60 (partially), 68, 71, 72, 75, 77, 147, 162(1) and (2) (partially)	31.5.1991	1991/1319

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