http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/section/44ZBEnvironmental Protection Act 1990An Act to make provision for the improved control of pollution arising from certain industrial and other processes; to re-enact the provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to waste on land with modifications as respects the functions of the regulatory and other authorities concerned in the collection and disposal of waste and to make further provision in relation to such waste; to restate the law defining statutory nuisances and improve the summary procedures for dealing with them, to provide for the termination of the existing controls over offensive trades or businesses and to provide for the extension of the Clean Air Acts to prescribed gases; to amend the law relating to litter and make further provision imposing or conferring powers to impose duties to keep public places clear of litter and clean; to make provision conferring powers in relation to trolleys abandoned on land in the open air; to amend the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; to make provision for the control of genetically modified organisms; to make provision for the abolition of the Nature Conservancy Council and for the creation of councils to replace it and discharge the functions of that Council and, as respects Wales, of the Countryside Commission; to make further provision for the control of the importation, exportation, use, supply or storage of prescribed substances and articles and the importation or exportation of prescribed descriptions of waste; to confer powers to obtain information about potentially hazardous substances; to amend the law relating to the control of hazardous substances on, over or under land; to amend section 107(6) of the Water Act 1989 and sections 31(7)(a), 31A(2)(c)(i) and 32(7)(a) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; to amend the provisions of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 as regards the dumping of waste at sea; to make further provision as respects the prevention of oil pollution from ships; to make provision for and in connection with the identification and control of dogs; to confer powers to control the burning of crop residues; to make provision in relation to financial or other assistance for purposes connected with the environment; to make provision as respects superannuation of employees of the Groundwork Foundation and for remunerating the chairman of the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council; and for purposes connected with those purposes.1990-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-23Expert Participation2026-09-14 Part II Waste on Land<Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="d29p6492" CommentaryRef="c18879831">Integrated waste management plans: Scotland</Addition></Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="d29p6492" CommentaryRef="c18879831">Approval of integrated waste management plan</Addition>44ZB1The Scottish Ministers shall—aapprove an integrated waste management plan submitted to them under section 44ZA(1)(b) above without modification;bapprove the plan with such modifications as they consider appropriate; orcrefuse to approve the plan.2If the Scottish Ministers refuse to approve a plan which has been so submitted they shall—anotify the local authority in writing of that fact; andbrequire the local authority to prepare and submit, by such date as the Scottish Ministers may specify, a further integrated waste management plan.3The Scottish Ministers shall—aapprove an integrated waste management plan submitted to them under subsection (2)(b) above without modification; orbapprove the plan with such modifications as they consider appropriate.4The Scottish Ministers shall—agive written notice of their approval, under subsection (1) or (3) above, of an integrated waste management plan to the local authority; andbif they have modified the plan, send a copy of the plan as modified to the local authority.5The local authority shall, on receipt of notice given under subsection (4)(a) above—agive public notice of the approved integrated waste management plan; andbsend a copy of it to SEPA.6It shall be the duty of a local authority to make arrangements for allowing any person to—ainspect its approved integrated waste management plan at its principal offices at any reasonable time;bobtain a copy of it, or any part of it, on payment of such reasonable fee (if any) as the local authority may determine.Pt. II partly in force at 31.5.1991 see s. 164(3) and S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2Pt. II partly in force at 13.12.1991 and for certain purposes at 01.04.1992 by S.I.1991/2829, arts. 2, 4.Pt. II: power to make corresponding provisions conferred (27.7.1999) by 1999 c. 24, s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 20(1)(a)Pt. II (ss. 29-78) amended: (1.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/588, reg. 8; (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, regs. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 para. 9 (as amended (E.W.) (15.5.3006) by S.I. 2006/937, reg. 6(10)(a))Pt. II (ss. 29-78) modified: (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(5)(e) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117) and S.I. 1996/186, art.2; (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 33(5)(e) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3Pt. II (ss. 29-78): certain functions transferred on transfer date (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, ss. 2(1)(b)(ii), 21(1)(b)(ii), 56(1) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3, S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2 and S.I. 1995/1983, art. 2 (by which respectively s. 56 is in force from 28.7.1995, s. 21 is in force from 12.10.1995 and s. 2 is in force from 1.4.1996); S.I. 1996/136, art. 2; S.I. 1996/234), art. 2 (specifying transfer date)Pt. II (ss. 29-78) extended (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(2), Sch. 23 para. 13 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3Ss. 44ZA-44ZD and preceding cross-heading inserted (S.) (1.4.2003) by Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1), ss. 34(1), 62(2); S.S.I. 2003/134, art. 2(1), Sch.Pt. 2 modified (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/228), reg. 1(1), sch. 4 para. 11 (with regs. 31-33)Pt. 2 modified (E.W.) (6.4.2012) by The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/811), regs. 1(3), 5