The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 3234 (C.81)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1994

Made

6th December 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 164(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1994.

Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 1994

2.  In each of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of article 3(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 1994(2), for the words “1st January 1995” there shall be substituted the words “1st April 1995”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Robert Atkins

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

6th December 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 1994 makes provision for determining the date upon which certain provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (relating to waste management licensing) come into force for the purposes of their application to activities involving the treatment, keeping or disposal of scrap metal or motor vehicles which are to be dismantled. As respects any such activity, that date is (by virtue of the amendment to article 3(2) made by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) (Amendment) Order 1994) determined according to the state of affairs on 1st January 1995.

This Order further amends article 3(2) by substituting, for the references to 1st January 1995, references to 1st April 1995.

(1)

1990 c. 43.

(2)

S.I. 1994/1096; the words “1st January 1995” in each of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of article 3(2) were substituted by S.I. 1994/2487.