Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 3044 (C.112)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1997
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:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 10) Order 1997.
Provisions coming into force on 23rd December 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
Explanatory Note
(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.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(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.
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
(1)
1995 c. 25.