Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999

Commencement Date

32. The powers in the Act to make regulations, and section 4 (time limited waste licences) came into force on Royal Assent (27th July 1999). The consequential amendments and repeals in Schedules 2 and 3 will be brought into force by commencement order.

The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard reference
House of Lords
Introduction	26 November 1998	Vol. 595 (no. 3) Col. 133
Motion for Approval	21 January 1999	Vol. 596 (no. 23) Col. 700
Second Reading	7 December 1998	Vol. 595 (no.8) Cols. 778–789
Committee	15 February 1999	Vol. 597 (no. 36) Cols. 465–485 & 497–530
Motion for Recommitment	13 April 1999	Vol. 599 (no. 64) Col. 632
Motion for Approval	14 April 1999	Vol. 599 (no. 65) Col. 774
Committee on Recommitment	19 April 1999	Vol. 599 (no. 67) Cols. 945–982
Report	13 May 1999	Vol. 600 (no. 82) Cols. 1376–1394
Third Reading	20 May 1999	Vol. 601 (no. 86) Cols. 415–438
House of Commons
Introduction	20 May 1999
Second Reading	8 June 1999	Vol. 332 (no. 98) Cols. 496–541
Money Resolution
Ways and Means Resolution
Committee	15 June 1999 (am)	Standing Committee A Hansard
	17 June 1999 (am, pm)
	22 June 1999 (am, pm)
Report and Third Reading	14 July 1999	Vol. 335 (no. 123) Cols. 419–446
House of Lords
Consideration of Commons Amendments	26 July 1999	Vol. 604 (no.126) Cols.1343–1362

Royal Assent – 27 July 1999	House of Lords Hansard Vol. 604(no.127) Col. 1422
	House of Commons Hansard Vol.336 (no.132) Col. 152