Hazardous substances authorities

2Hazardous substances authorities: statutory undertakers

1

The appropriate Minister shall be the hazardous substances authority for—

a

operational land of statutory undertakers; and

b

land in which statutory undertakers hold or propose to acquire an interest with a view to the land being used as operational land.

2

For the purposes of this section a wharf or harbour land which is not operational land of statutory undertakers authorised to carry on a harbour shall be treated as if it were such operational land.

3

Any question whether subsection (2) applies to land shall be determined by the Secretary of State and the Minister who is the appropriate Minister in relation to operational land of statutory undertakers who are authorised to carry on harbour undertakings.

4

In this section “wharf” and “harbour land” have the same meaning as in the [1964 c. 40.] Harbours Act 1964.