Provisions coming into force on 1st April 19963
The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st April 1996—
section 2;
section 3(1);
section 5(1), (3) and (4);
section 6;
section 8;
sections 10 and 11;
sections 13 to 19;
sections 25 to 29;
sections 33 to 35;
section 37(3) to (8);
section 41 in so far as that section is not already in force;
sections 53 and 54;
section 55(1) to (6);
section 81;
section 92;
section 104;
section 105 in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5(2) and (3), 6 to 12, 14(2) and (3), 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 to 24 of Schedule 15;
sections 106 to 114;
section 115 in so far as that section is not already in force;
section 120(1) in so far as it relates to the following paragraphs of Schedule 22—
1, 3, 5 to 12, 14, 17 to 27(a), 28, 29(1) in so far as that sub-paragraph is not already in force, 29(2) to (20), (21)(a)(ii), (23) to (25) and (27) to (35), 30, 32 to 35, 37(3) and (5) to (8), 40, 41, 45, 46(1) to (4) and (6) to (11), 47 to 50, 51(4), 52, 54 to 66, 68(1), (2) in so far as it requires an application to be accompanied by the prescribed charge, (3), (4) and (6), 70(1) and (2), 72(2), 73(1), (2) in so far as it requires an application to be accompanied by the prescribed charge and (3) to (6), 74 in so far as it requires an application to be accompanied by the prescribed charge, 75, 76(2), (4) to (7) and (8)(b), 77, 78, 80(3), 82 in so far as that paragraph is not already in force, 83 to 87, 90, 93, 94, 96 to 101, 103 in so far as that paragraph is not already in force, 104 to 132, 133(2), 134, 136, 140, 141, 144 to 146, 148 to 152, 154 to 160, 164 to 168, 171 to 181, 184, 185, 187(2), 188 to 191, 193 to 212, 213(2)(a), (4) and (5), 214 to 222, 223(1)(a) and (b) and (2), 224 to 231 and 233;
section 120(2) in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1 to 6, 8 to 10, 12, 13, 14(1) to (4), (7) and (8) (in so far as that sub-paragraph relates to the definitions of “approval” and “the transfer date”) and 16 to 24 of Schedule 23;
section 120(3) in so far as it relates to the following repeals in Schedule 24—
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the repeals in relation to the Public Health (Scotland) Act 18973;
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the repeals in relation to the Alkali, & c, Works Regulation Act 19064;
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the repeals in relation to the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 19515;
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the repeal of section 151(5) of the Mines and Quarries Act 19546;
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the repeal of section 10(6)(a) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 19657;
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the repeal in relation to section 3(3)(b) of the Nuclear Installations Act 19658;
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the repeals in relation to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 19679;
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the repeals in relation to the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 196810;
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the repeal in relation to section 1(1)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 196811;
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the repeals in relation to the Agriculture Act 197012;
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the repeal in relation to section 223(2) of the Local Government Act 197213;
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the repeal of the Clyde River Purification Act 197214;
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the repeals in relation to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 197315;
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the repeals in relation to section 28 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 197416;
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the repeals in relation to the Control of Pollution Act 197417 except that in relation to section 30(1) of that Act;
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the repeal of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Clean Air Enactments (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 197418;
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the repeal in relation to Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 197519;
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the repeal in relation to Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 197520;
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the repeals in relation to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 197521
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the repeals in relation to sections 5(2), 10 and 15 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 197522
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the repeals in relation to the Water (Scotland) Act 198023
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the repeal of paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 9 to the Roads (Scotland) Act 198424
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the repeal of regulations 2 and 4 of the Control of Industrial Air Pollution (Transfer of Powers of Enforcement) Regulations 198725
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the repeal of sections 7(2) and (8) and 11(3) of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 198926
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the repeals in relation to the Water Act 198927
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the repeals in relation to the Environmental Protection Act 199028 except those in relation to sections 33(1), 36(11), and (12), 39(12) and (13), 54, 61, 75(3), 88, 143 of, and Schedule 8 to, that Act;
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the repeals in relation to the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 199129;
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the repeals in relation to the Water Industry Act 199130 except those in relation to section 4(6);
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in relation to the Water Resources Act 199131, the repeal of sections 1 to 14, 16 to 19, 58, 105(1), the repeal in relation to section 113(1), the repeal of sections 114, 117, 121 to 124, 131, 132, 144, 146, 150 to 153, 187, 196, 202(5), 206(2), 209(1), (2) and (4), 213 to 215, 218, the words "Subject to subsection (3) below," in section 219(2), section 219(3), the definitions of "the Authority" and "constituent council" in section 221(1) and Schedules 1,3 and 4;
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the repeal in relation to section 72(1) of the Land Drainage Act 199132;
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the repeals in relation to the Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 199133;
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the repeals in relation to the Clean Air Act 199334;
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the repeals in relation to the Radioactive Substances Act 199335;
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the repeals in relation to the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 199336;
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the repeal of paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 9, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 11, to the Local Government (Wales) Act 199437;
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the repeal of the words “a river purification board” in section 165(6) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 199438.
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