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Environment Act 1995
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- Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 1999/672 Sch. 1 by 2003 c. 37 s. 100(5)-(7)
- Act modified by S.I. 2006/1379 reg. 18
- Act power to amend conferred by 2010 c. 29 s. 28
- Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4
- Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 56(1 words inserted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 7(b)
- s. 11A(1) words repealed by 2006 c. 16 s. 62 Sch. 12
- s. 16A 16B inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 67
- s. 16A(6) repealed by S.I. 2007/1388 Sch. 1 para. 46
- s. 18A inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 66(2)
- s. 41A inserted by S.I. 2005/925 Sch. 6 para. 1(2)
- s. 41A heading words substituted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(a)
- s. 41A heading words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(2)
- s. 41A(1)-(1C) s. 41A(1)-(1C) substituted for s. 41A(1) by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(3)
- s. 41A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(b)
- s. 41A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(4)(a)
- s. 41A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(4)(b)
- s. 41A(2)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(c)
- s. 41A(5) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(d)
- s. 41A(5) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(5)
- s. 41A(6)(a) substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(6)
- s. 41A(6)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(e)
- s. 41A(7) substituted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(f)
- s. 41A(7) substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(7)
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Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:
- S.I. 2006/934 art. 2 commences (1995 c. 25)
- S.S.I. 2003/206 art. 2 commences (1995 c. 25)
- S.S.I. 2004/541 art. 2 commences (1995 c. 25)
Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:
- S.I. 2003/272 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 37)
- S.I. 2003/2938 art. 2(h) 3(i) 4(e) 6(e) 7(e) commences (2003 c. 26)
- S.I. 2003/3034 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 26)
- S.I. 2004/641 art. 2-5 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2004/690 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 38)
- S.I. 2004/910 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2004/999 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 38)
- S.I. 2004/2097 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.I. 2004/2202 art. 2 3 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.I. 2004/2528 art. 2-3 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2004/2916 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2005/2847 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 5)
- S.I. 2005/2896 art. 2 3 commences (2005 c. 16)
- S.I. 2006/768 art. 2(b) commences (2005 c. 16)
- S.I. 2006/984 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2006/2541 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 16)
- S.I. 2006/3257 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 37)
- S.I. 2007/456 art. 2(a)(ii) commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2007/816 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 16)
- S.I. 2007/1021 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2007/2386 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2007/2584 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2007/3136 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 28)
- S.I. 2008/172 art. 2-9 commences (2007 c. 28)
- S.I. 2008/917 art. 2-5 commences (2007 c. 28)
- S.I. 2008/1960 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2009/803 art. 1(2) 10 commences (2008 c. 17)
- S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2(h) art. 2(i) commences (2007 c. 29)
- S.I. 2009/3318 art. 2-4 commences (2009 c. 20)
- S.I. 2009/3345 art. 2 commences (2009 c. 23)
- S.I. 2010/298 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 c. 23)
- S.I. 2010/630 art. 3 commences (2009 c. 23)
- S.I. 2010/862 art. 3 commences (2008 c. 17)
- S.I. 2010/2169 art. 4 Sch. commences (2010 c. 29)
- S.I. 2011/556 art. 1-3 commences (2009 c. 23)
- S.I. 2011/694 art. 3 4 commences (2010 c. 29)
- S.I. 2011/2204 art. 3 4 commences (2010 c. 29)
- S.I. 2011/2460 art. 2(a)(ii) commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2011/2896 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 20)
- commences (2006 c. 26)
- S.I. 2012/1187 art. 2 commences ()
- S.I. 2012/1187 art. 2(1)(q) art. 2(2)(m) commences (2011 nawm 4)
- S.S.I. 2004/495 art. 2 commences (2004 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2009/319 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2008 asp 5)
- S.S.I. 2009/341 art. 2 commences (2009 asp 12)
- S.S.I. 2009/393 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 asp 6)
- S.S.I. 2010/221 art. 3 commences (2010 asp 8)
120 Minor and consequential amendments, transitional and transitory provisions, savings and repeals.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 22 to this Act shall have effect with the amendments there specified (being minor amendments and amendments consequential on provisions of this Act); and, without prejudice to any power conferred by any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Minister shall each have power by regulations to make such additional consequential amendments—
(a)of public general enactments passed before, or in the same Session as, this Act, and
(b)of subordinate legislation made before the passing of this Act,
as he considers necessary or expedient by reason of the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(2)The transitional provisions, transitory provisions and savings contained in Schedule 23 to this Act shall have effect; but those provisions are without prejudice to sections 16 and 17 of the M1Interpretation Act 1978 (effect of repeals).
(3)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 24 to this Act (which include some that are spent or no longer of practical utility) are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
(4)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and a statutory instrument containing any such regulations shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) above includes power to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State or the Minister thinks necessary or expedient.
(6)In this section—
“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M2Interpretation Act 1978.
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Commencement Information
I1S. 120 partly in force; S. 120(1) in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 125(3); s. 120(4)-(6) and s. 120(1) for further specified purposes in force at 28.7.1995 by S.I. 1995/1983, art. 2; s. 120(1)(3) in force for further specified purposes at 21.9.1995 by S.I. 1995/1983, art. 3; s. 120(2)(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.1.1999 by S.I. 1995/1983, art. 4; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 12.10.1995 by S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2(j); s. 120(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.11.1995 by S.I. 1995/2765, art. 2; s. 120(1)(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.2.1996 by S.I. 1996/186, art. 2 ; s. 120(1)-(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.4.1996 by S.I. 1996/186, art. 3 (with art. 4); s. 120(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.4.1997 by S.I. 1996/2560, art. 2; s. 120(3) in force for further specified purposes at 1.1.1997 by S.I. 1996/2857, art. 2; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 21.11.1996 by S.I. 1996/2909, art. 2 (with art. 4); s. 120(1)(3) in force for further specified purposes at 31.12.1996 by S.I. 1996/2909, art. 3 (subject to art. 4); s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 23.12.1997 by S.I. 1997/3044, art. 2; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 1.4.1998 by S.I. 1998/604, art. 2; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 16.3.1999 by S.I. 1999/803, art. 2; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 1.4.1999 by S.I. 1999/803, art. 3; s. 120(1) in force for further specified purposes at 29.4.1999 by S.I. 1999/1301, art. 2; s. 120(1)(3) in force for E. for further specified purposes at 1.4.2000 by S.I. 2000/340, art. 2(b)(c) (with art. 3); s. 120(1)(3) in force for S. for further specified purposes at 14.7.2000 by S.S.I. 2000/180, art. 2(1)(b)(c) (with art. 3); s. 120(1) in force for S. for further specified purposes at 1.1.2001 by S.S.I. 2000/433, art. 2; s. 120(1)(3) in force for W. for further specified purposes at 15.9.2001 by S.I. 2001/3211, art. 2(b) (with art. 3)
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