The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977

Statutory Instruments

1977 No. 18

PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977

Made

5th January 1977

Laid before Parliament

17th January 1977

Coming into Operation

7th February 1977

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in respect of England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in respect of Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 80(6) and 104(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

1.  These regulations may be cited as the Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977 and shall come into operation on 7th February 1977.

2.  The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3.  Section 80 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 shall not apply to any premises (being premises used for the public service of the Crown) which bear a name or description specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these regulations and are situated at an address or location specified in respect of that name or description in column (2) of that Schedule.

Peter Shore

Secretary of State for the Environment

23rd December 1976

John Morris

Secretary of State for Wales

5th January 1977

Article 3

SCHEDULE PREMISES TO WHICH SECTION 80 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 DOES NOT APPLY

(1)	(2)
Name or description of premises	Address or location
Admiralty Engineering Laboratory	Ditton Park, Slough Warwick Road, West Drayton, Middlesex
Admiralty Experimental Works	Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire
Admiralty Marine Engineering Establishment	Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire HM Naval Base, Portland, Dorset
Admiralty Materials Laboratory	Holton Heath, Poole, Dorset
Admiralty Oil Laboratory	Fairmile, Cobham, Surrey
Admiralty Research Laboratory	Perranporth, Cornwall Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex Upper Lodge, Bushy Park
Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment	Admiralty Compass Observatory, Ditton Park, Slough Eastney, Portsmouth Funtington, Hampshire London Road, Portsmouth Portsdown, Cosham, Hampshire
Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment	Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit, HMS Vernon, Portsmouth AUWE, Helston, Cornwall AUWE Trials Base, Weston-super-Mare, Avon Bincleaves, Weymouth, Dorset Burton Bradstock, Dorset Deep Trials Unit, Port Road, Alverstock, Hampshire Egdon Hall, Weymouth, Dorset Portland Naval Base, Dorset Southwell, Portland, Dorset Town Bridge House, Weymouth, Dorset West Bexington, Dorset
Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment	Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment	Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire Foulness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Central Dockyard Laboratory	HM Naval Base, Portsmouth
Chemical Defence Establishment	Nancekuke, Redruth, Cornwall Porton Down, Salisbury
Directorate of Electrical Quality Assurance	Aquila, Golf Road, Bromley, Kent
Explosives, Research & Development Establishment	Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Microbiological Research Establishment	Porton, Salisbury
Military Vehicles & Engineering Establishment	Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset Chobham Lane, Chertsey, Surrey
MOD Agency Factory	Brinsford Lane, Featherstone, Coventry
MOD(PE) Stores Depot	Aston Down, Stroud, Gloucestershire
National Gas Turbine Establishment	Pyestock, Farnborough, Hampshire
Naval Ordnance Services Metallurgical Unit	Janson Street, Sheffield
Proof & Experimental Establishment	Eskmeals, Bootle Station, Cumbria New Ranges, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex Pendine, Carmarthen, Dyfed Spadeadam, Gilsland, Carlisle West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire
Quality Assurance Directorate (Fighting Vehicles & Engineer Equipment)	Building 22, Royal Arsenal West, Woolwich, London SE18
Quality Assurance Directorate (Weapons)	Building 22, Royal Arsenal West, Woolwich, London SE18 Proof & Trials Unit, Cold Meece, Stone, Staffordshire
Rocket Propulsion Establishment	Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks.
Royal Aircraft Establishment	Aberporth, Dyfed Clapham, Bedford Cardington, Bedfordshire Farnborough, Hampshire Larkhill, Wiltshire Llanbedr, Gwynedd Parachute Test Unit, Henlow, Bedfordshire
Royal Armament Research & Development Establishment	Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent Langhurst, Horsham, Sussex Potton Island, Great Wakering, Shoeburyness, Essex Royal Arsenal East, Woolwich, London SE18
Royal Naval Base & Dockyard	Chatham Devonport Portland Portsmouth
Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory	Fort Road, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Royal Ordnance Factory	Bridgwater, Somerset Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire Caerphilly Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, South Glamorgan Chorley, Lancashire Glascoed, Usk, Gwent Radway Green, Crewe, Cheshire
Royal Signals & Radar Establishment	Air Station, Pershore, Worcestershire Defford, Worcestershire Highdown, The Needles, Isle of Wight London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire North Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire Somerford, Christchurch, Dorset St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire Steamer Point, Dorset
Royal Small Arms Factory	Enfield, Middlesex

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 80 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 provides that, subject to certain exceptions expressly set out in that section, and except so far as regulations may provide otherwise in relation to premises used for the public service of the Crown and in relation to persons in that service, a local authority may require occupiers of premises in their area to provide information concerning the emission of pollutants and other substances into the air from the premises.

These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, specify certain premises used for the public service of the Crown to which the provisions of section 80 are not to apply.