Part I The Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Chapter II The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Transfer of functions, property etc. to SEPA
21 Transfer of functions to SEPA.
1
On the transfer date there shall by virtue of this section be transferred to SEPA—
a
the functions of river purification authorities, that is to say—
i
F9heir functions with respect to water resources under or by virtue of Part III of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951 (in this Part referred to as “the 1951 Act”) and Part II of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991;
ii
iii
F3their functions as enforcing authority, in relation to releases of substances into the environment, under or by virtue of Part I of the 1990 Act;
iv
v
the functions assigned to them by or under any other enactment apart from this Act;
b
the functions of waste regulation authorities, that is to say, the functions conferred or imposed on them by or under—
i
the M4Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989; or
ii
Part II of the 1990 Act,
or assigned to them by or under any other enactment apart from this Act;
c
d
F12the functions of the chief inspector for Scotland constituted under section 16(3) of the 1990 Act, that is to say, the functions conferred or imposed on him by or under Part I of that Act or assigned to him by or under any other enactment apart from this Act;
e
f
F6g
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h
F1the functions of local authorities as enforcing authority, in relation to releases of substances into the air, under or by virtue of Part I of the 1990 Act; and
i
the functions of the Secretary of State specified in subsection (2) below.
2
The functions of the Secretary of State mentioned in subsection (1)(i) above are, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland—
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b
his functions under, or under regulations made by virtue of, section 9 of the 1906 Act (registration of works), other than any functions of his as an appellate authority or any function of making regulations;
c
his functions under section 19 of the M8Clean Air Act 1993 with respect to the creation of smoke control areas by local authorities; and
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