2004 No. 541 (C. 40)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 22) (Scotland) Order 2004

Made
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 125(3) of the Environment Act 19951 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 22) (Scotland) Order 2004.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Provisions coming into force on 1st January 20052.

The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall (in so far as not already in force) come into force on 1st January 2005–

(a)

section 120(1), in so far as it relates to paragraphs 27(b) and (c), 882 and 95 of Schedule 22; and

(b)

section 120(3), in so far as it relates to the repeal in Schedule 24 of–

(i)

the words from “and for the purposes” of to the end of section 30(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 19743; and

(ii)

section 75(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 19904.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 2005, section 120(1) of the Environment Act 1995 (“the 1995 Act”) insofar as it relates to paragraphs 27(b) and (c), 88 and 95 of Schedule 22 (insofar as those provisions are not already in force).

Paragraphs 27(b) and (c) respectively make amendments to section 30(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”) concerning the definition of “waste” and in order that the words which provide a presumption that anything discarded is waste unless the contrary is proved cease to have effect. Paragraph 88 amends section 75 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) (meaning of “waste” and household, commercial and industrial waste and special waste).

Paragraph 95 inserts a new Schedule 2B (categories of waste) to the 1990 Act in relation to section 75 of that Act.

In consequence of the commencement of section 120(1) of the 1995 Act and the relevant paragraphs of Schedule 22, this Order also brings into force on the same date section 120(3) (minor and consequential amendments, transitional and transitory provisions, savings and repeals) of the 1995 Act in so far as it relates to the repeal of the words in section 30(1) of the 1974 Act and section 75(3) of the the 1990 Act which provides a presumption that anything discarded is waste unless the contrary is proved.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 1995 Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order–

Provision

Date of commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 2

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 3(1)

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 3(2) to (8)

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 4

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 5

1.2.1996

and 1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 6

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 7

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 8

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 9

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 10 and 11

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 12

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 13 to 19

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 20 to 23

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Sections 25 to 29

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 30 to 32

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Section 33 to 35

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 36

12.10.1995

1995/2649

Section 37

28.7.1995

and 1.4.1996

1995/1983

and 1996/186

Sections 38 to 40

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 41

21.9.1995

1.2.1996

and 1.4.1996

1995/1983

and 1996/186

Section 42

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Sections 43 to 52

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Sections 53 and 54

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 55

1.2.1996

and 1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 56

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 57 (partially)

21.9.1995

1995/1983

(partially) as to England

1.4.2000

2000/340

(partially) as to Scotland

14.7.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

Scotland

14.7.2000

2000/1986

(partially) as to Wales

15.9.2001

2001/3211

Section 58

21.9.1995

and 4.3.1998

1995/1983

and 1998/604

Section 59

12.10.1995

and 1.1.1999

1995/2649

and 1998/327

Section 60

1.7.1997

and 1.7.1998

1997/1626

and 1998/604

Section 78 and Schedule 10 (partially), with savings

23.11.1995

1.4.1996

and 1.4.1997

1995/2950

and 1996/2560

Section 80

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 81

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 82 to 86

23.12.1997

1997/3044

Sections 87 to 89

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 90 and Schedule 11

1.2.1996

and 23.12.199

1996/186

and 1997/3044

Section 91

1.2.1996

1996/186

Section 92

1.4.1996

1996/186

Sections 93 to 95

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 as to (England and Wales)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (as to Scotland)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Section 96(2)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(3)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Section 96(4) (partially)

1.11.1995

1995/2765

Section 96(4) (partially) (as to Scotland)

1.1.1997

1996/2857

Section 97 to 103

21.9.1995

1995/1983

Section 104

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 105 and Schedule 15

21.9.1995

1.2.1996

1.4.1996

and 1.1.1999

1995/1983

and 1996/186

Sections 106 to 114

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 115

1.4.1996

1995/2950

and 1996/186

Section 116 and Schedule 21 (partially)

21.9.1995

1.7.1997

and 8.4.1998

1995/1983

1997/1626

and 1998/781

Section 117

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 118(1) to (3), (4) and (5) (partially) and (6)

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 119

1.4.1996

1996/186

Section 120(1)

21.9.1995

1995/1983

and Schedule 22 (partially)

21.10.1995

1995/2649

1.2.1996

1996/186

1.4.1996

1996/2909

21.11.1996

1997/3044

31.12.1996

1998/604

23.12.1997

1999/803

1.4.1998

1999/1301

16.3.99

1999/1301

1.4.99

29.4.99

(partially) as to England

1.4.2000

2000/340

(partially) as to Scotland

14.7.2000

1.1.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

S.S.I. 2000/433

(partially) as to Wales

15.9.2001

2001/3211

(partially) as to Scotland

20.3.2003

S.S.I. 2003/206

Section 120(2) and Schedule 23 (partially)

1.4.1996

and 1.1.1999

1995/1983

and 1996/186

Section 120(3) and Schedule 24 (partially)

21.9.1995

1.11.1995

1995/1983

1995/2765

1.2.1996

1996/186

1.4.1996

1996/2560

31.12.1996

1996/2857

1.1.1997

1996/2909

1.4.1997

1.1.1999

as to Scotland

14.7.2000

S.S.I. 2000/180

(partially) as to Wales

15.9.2001

2001/3211

Section 120(4) to (6)

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Section 121 to 124

28.7.1995

1995/1983

Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 7

1.4.1997

1996/2560