The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000

Made14th September 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 7(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 19991 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, extent and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000 and extends to Scotland only.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.

Provisions of the Act coming into force on 29th September 20002

The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 29th September 2000:–

a

section 6(1), so far as relating to the paragraphs of Schedule 2 to the Act referred to in paragraph (b) below; and

b

paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18 of Schedule 2 to the Act.

SARAH BOYACKA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrews House,Edinburgh14th September 2000

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force, on 29th September 2000, section 6(1) of and paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18 of Schedule 2 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 in so far as they extend to Scotland.

Section 6(1) introduces Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act, which contains a list of consequential and minor amendments. The consequential amendments commenced by this Order are consequential on section 2 of the 1999 Act (regulation of polluting activities).

There is one minor amendment commenced by this Order (at paragraph 5 of Schedule 2) which is an amendment to section 77(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (waste disposal licences– transition from Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974).

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of commencement	S.I.No.
Section 6(1) (so far as it extends to England and Wales only)	21st March 2000	S.I.2000/800
Schedule 2 (so far as it extends to England and Wales only)	21st March 2000	S.I.2000/800