Statutory Instruments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made
16th December 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 125(3) of the Environment Act 1995(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1997.
2. The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 shall come into force on 23rd December 1997:
sections 82 to 86;
section 90 and Schedule 11 in so far as they are not already in force;
section 120(1) in so far as it relates to paragraph 46(5) of Schedule 22.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State,
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
16th December 1997
(This note is not part of the Order)
Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 makes provision for local authorities to contribute to the management of air quality within their areas. This Order brings into force on 23rd December 1997 all of the provisions of Part IV which are not already in force. It also brings into force on that date section 4(4A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which requires local authorities to have regard to the National Air Quality Strategy published under section 80 of the 1995 Act when exercising their powers under Part I of the 1990 Act to prevent or minimise air pollution released from processes prescribed for local control.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.
Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. No. |
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Section 1 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 2 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 3(1) | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 3(2) to (8) | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 4 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 5 | 01.02.1996 | 1996/186 |
01.04.1996 | ||
Section 6 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 7 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 8 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 9 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Sections 10 and 11 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 12 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Sections 13 to 19 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Sections 20 to 23 | 12.10.1995 | 1995/2649 |
Sections 25 to 29 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Sections 30 to 32 | 12.10.1995 | 1995/2649 |
Sections 33 to 35 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 36 | 12.10.1995 | 1995/2649 |
Section 37 | 28.07.1995 and 01.04.1996 | 1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Sections 38 to 40 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 41 | 21.09.1995 01.02.1996 and 01.04.1996 | 1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Section 42 | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Sections 43 to 52 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Sections 53 and 54 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 55 | 01.02.1996 and 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 56 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 57 (partially) | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 58 (partially) | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 59 (partially) | 12.10.1995 | 1995/2649 |
Section 60(3), (4), (5)(a) and (7) | 01.07.1997 | 1997/1626 |
Section 78 and Schedule 10 (partially), with savings | 23.11.1995 01.04.1996 and 01.04.1997 | 1995/2950 and 1996/2560 |
Section 80 | 01.02.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 81 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Sections 87 to 89 | 01.02.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 90 and Schedule 11 (partially) | 01.02.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 91 | 01.02.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 92 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Sections 93 to 95 | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (England and Wales) | 01.11.1995 | 1995/2765 |
Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedule 13 and 14 (Scotland) | 01.01.1997 | 1996/2857 |
Section 96(2) | 01.11.1995 | 1995/2765 |
Section 96(3) | 01.01.1997 | 1996/2857 |
Section 96(4) (partially) | 01.11.1995 | 1995/2765 |
Section 96(4) (partially) (Scotland) | 01.01.1997 | 1996/2857 |
Sections 97 to 103 | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 104 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 105 and Schedule 15 | 21.09.1995 01.02.1996 01.04.1996 and 01.01.1999 | 1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Sections 106 to 114 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 115 | 01.04.1996 | 1995/2950 and 1996/186 |
Section 116 and Schedule 21 (partially) | 21.09.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Section 116 and Schedule 21 (partially) | 01.07.1997 | 1997/1626 |
Section 117 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 118(1) to (3), (4) and (5) (partially) and (6) | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 119 | 01.04.1996 | 1996/186 |
Section 120(1) and Schedule 22 (partially) | 12.10.1995 21.09.95 01.02.1996 01.04.1996 21.11.1996 and 31.12.1996 | 1995/1983 1995/2649 1996/186 and 1996/2909 |
Section 120(2) and Schedule 23 (partially) | 01.04.1996 and 01.01.1999 | 1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Section 120(3) and Schedule 24 (partially) | 21.09.1995 01.11.1995 01.02.1996 01.04.1996 31.12.1996 01.01.1997 01.04.1997 and 01.01.1999 | 1995/1983 1995/2765 1996/186 1996/2560 1996/2857 and 1996/2909 |
Section 120(4) to (6) | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Sections 121 to 124 | 28.07.1995 | 1995/1983 |
Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 7 | 01.04.1997 | 1996/2560 |