Environmental Protection Act 1990

Prospective

Exclusion of Part II of Control of Pollution Act 1974 for radioactive substances: ScotlandE+W+S

17E+W+S[F1For subsection (6) of section 56 of the M1Control of Pollution Act 1974 (interpretation of Part II) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

(6)Except as provided by regulations made under this subsection, nothing in this Part of this Act applies to radioactive waste within the meaning of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; but regulations may—

(a)provide for prescribed provisions of this Part of this Act to have effect with such modifications as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purposes of dealing with such radioactive waste;

(b)make such modifications of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 and any other Act as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in connection with regulations made under paragraph (a) above.]

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