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Control of Pollution Act 1974

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 30. Interpretation etc. of Part I.

  3. 30. Interpretation etc. of Part I.

  4. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Noise Abatement Zones

      1. 1.Before making a noise abatement order the local authority—

      2. 2.The requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph are that...

      3. 3.(1) If an objection is duly made to the local...

      4. 4.(1) Subject to paragraph 5 below, an order shall come...

      5. 5.If, before the date on which the order is to...

    2. SCHEDULE 1A

      Orders Designating Nitrate Sensitive Areas: Scotland

      1. Part I Applications by SEPA for Designation Orders

        1. Orders made only on application

          1. 1.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the Secretary of State...

        2. Procedure for applications

          1. 2.(1) SEPA shall not, for the purposes of paragraph 1...

      2. Part II Orders Containing Mandatory Provisions Etc.

        1. Publication of proposal for order containing mandatory provisions

          1. 3.(1) This paragraph applies where the Secretary of State proposes...

        2. Supply of copies of proposed orders

          1. 4.The Secretary of State shall, at the request of any...

        3. Modifications of proposals

          1. 5.(1) Where notices with respect to any proposed order have...

        4. Consideration of objections etc.

          1. 6.Without prejudice to section 96 of this Act, where notices...

        5. Consent of Treasury for payment provisions

          1. 7.The consent of the Treasury shall be required for the...

          2. 8.In this Part, “local authority” means a council constituted under...

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      Alteration of penalties

      1. The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. The Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906

        1. 4.In section 12(4) of the Alkali Act (under which obstruction...

        2. 5.In section 16A of that Act (which provides for certain...

      3. The Public Health Act 1936

        1. 6.In section 19(3) of the Public Health Act 1936 (under...

        2. 7.In section 27 of that Act (which provides that certain...

        3. 8.In section 34(5) of that Act (under which a person...

        4. 9.In section 36(1) of that Act (under which a person...

        5. 10.In section 41(3) of that Act (under which a person...

        6. 11.In section 94(2) of that Act (under which a person...

        7. 12.In section 95(1) of that Act (under which a person...

      4. The Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises Act 1937

        1. 13.In section 2 of the Public Health (Drainage of Trade...

        2. 14.In section 9 of that Act (under which a person...

      5. The Water Act 1945

        1. 15.In section 19(3) of the Water Act 1945 (under which...

        2. 16.In section 21 of that Act (under which a person...

        3. 17, 18.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. The Clean Air Act 1956

        1. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. The Radioactive Substances Act 1960

        1. 20.(1) In subsection (2) of section 13 of the Radioactive...

      8. The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968

        1. 21.In section 12(8) of the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 (under...

        2. 22.In section 14(6) of that Act (under which a person...

        3. 23.In section 24(2) of that Act (under which an occupier...

        4. 24.In section 45(2) of that Act (under which a person...

        5. 25.In section 46 of that Act (which provides that certain...

      9. The Clean Air Act 1968

        1. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

      1. The Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906

        1. 1.Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Alkali Act (alkali...

        2. 2.Section 8 of that Act (which is superseded by paragraph...

        3. 3.(1) In section 27 of that Act as amended by...

        4. 4.(1) At the end of Schedule 1 to that Act,...

        5. 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. The Public Health Act 1936

        1. 6.In section 3(1)(b) of the Public Health Act 1936 (under...

        2. 7.Sections 79 and 80 of that Act (which relate to...

      3. The Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937

        1. 8.Sections 2(4) and 3(2) of the Public Health (Drainage of...

        2. 9.In section 4(5) of that Act (under which disputes arising...

        3. 10.In section 10(1) of that Act (which authorises the taking...

      4. The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951

        1. 11.In section 9 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection)...

      5. The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951

        1. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 14.In section 18 of that Act (which relates to the...

        4. 15.In section 19 of that Act (which empowers river purification...

      6. The Clean Air Act 1956

        1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1961

        1. 17.In section 10(1) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act...

      8. The Public Health Act 1961

        1. 18.At the end of section 34(5) of the Public Health...

      9. The London Government Act 1963

        1. 19.In section 41(1)(b) of the London Government Act 1963 (which...

      10. The Water Resources Act 1963

        1. 20.In section 77(2) of the Water Resources Act 1963 (which...

        2. 21.In section 113(1) of that Act (which authorises water authorities...

        3. 22.. . . . . . . . . ....

      11. The Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act 1964

        1. 23.In section 9(2) of the Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act 1964...

      12. The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1965

        1. 24.In section 10(1) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland)...

        2. 25.. . . . . . . . . ....

      13. The Hovercraft Act 1968

        1. 26.In section 1(1)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 1968 for the...

      14. The Water Act 1973

        1. 27.For the purposes of section 14 of the Water Act...

        2. 28.In subsection (12) of section 24 of that Act (which...

        3. 29.In section 36(3) of that Act (which among other things...

        4. 30.In paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (which...

      15. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

        1. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

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