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These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 1999/672 Sch. 1 by 2003 c. 37 s. 100(5)(6)Act modified by S.I. 2006/1379 reg. 18Act power to amend conferred by 2010 c. 29 s. 28Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):Pt. 1 Ch. 1A heading inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 363(1)Pt. 1 Ch. 1A s. 5-10 renumbered as Pt. 1 Ch. 1A by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 363(2)s. 56(1 words inserted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 7(b)s. 4(5)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 362(3)s. 5(6) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 364(6)s. 6(2A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 365(4)s. 6(3A) inserted by 2003 c. 37 Sch. 7 para. 15(2)s. 6(5A) inserted by 2016 anaw 3 Sch. 2 para. 22(b)s. 6(7A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 365(9)s. 6(9) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 365(10)s. 8(1A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 366(3)s. 9(3A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 367(5)s. 9(5) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 367(7)s. 9(5)(b)(ii) word omitted by 2016 anaw 3 Sch. 2 para. 6(2)s. 9A inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 368s. 10(1)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 369(2)(b)s. 11A(1) words repealed by 2006 c. 16 s. 62 Sch. 12s. 16A 16B inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 67s. 16A(6) repealed by S.I. 2007/1388 Sch. 1 para. 46s. 18A inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 66(2)s. 20A inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 51s. 27(4) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(2)s. 30(4) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(3)s. 31(2A) inserted by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 14(2)s. 33(5)(i) and word inserted by S.S.I. 2006/181 Sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(2)(c)s. 37(8A) inserted by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(4)s. 40(9) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(6)s. 40(9)-(11) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 371s. 41(1)(d) and word inserted by S.I. 2007/1711 reg. 46(1)(b)s. 41(1)(d) word omitted by S.I. 2008/3087 reg. 17(1)(a)s. 41(1)(d) words substituted by S.I. 2014/861 reg. 22s. 41(1)(e) and word inserted by S.I. 2007/3106 reg. 9(1)(b)s. 41(1)(e) words substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 372(2)(d)s. 41(1)(f) inserted by 2009 asp 12 sch. 2 para. 2s. 41(1)(f) inserted by S.I. 2008/3087 reg. 17(1)(b)s. 41(1)(f) words substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 372(2)(e)s. 41(1)(g) inserted by S.I. 2009/890 Sch. 8 para. 1(2)s. 41(1)(g) word substituted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 22(a)s. 41(1)(g) word substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 372(2)(f)s. 41(1)(h) inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 22(a)s. 41(1)(i)(j) omitted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 4(a)s. 41(1)(ba) inserted by 2010 c. 29 Sch. 4 para. 39s. 41(1)(ba) words substituted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 372(2)(c)s. 41(2)(g) added by S.S.I. 2003/235 reg. 21 Sch. 6 para. 1s. 41(2A) inserted by S.I. 2006/937 reg. 3(2)s. 41(2A) omitted by S.I. 2009/3381 reg. 13(2)(a)s. 41(9A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 372(4)s. 41(10A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 16(3)s. 41A inserted by S.I. 2005/925 Sch. 6 para. 1(2)s. 41A heading words substituted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(a)s. 41A heading words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(2)s. 41A(1)-(1C) s. 41A(1)-(1C) substituted for s. 41A(1) by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(3)s. 41A(1) words omitted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(b)s. 41A(1) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(2)(a)s. 41A(1) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(2)(b)s. 41A(1)(b)(i) words substituted by S.I. 2013/3135 reg. 13(2)s. 41A(1C) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(3)(b)s. 41A(1C) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(3)(a)s. 41A(2)-(5) applied by 1999 c. 24 Sch. 1 para. 9A(2) (as inserted) by S.I. 2005/925 Sch. 6 para. 2(2)(a)s. 41A(2) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(4)(b)(ii)s. 41A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(4)(a)s. 41A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(4)(b)s. 41A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(4)(b)(i)s. 41A(2)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(c)s. 41A(2)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(4)(a)s. 41A(3) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(5)s. 41A(5) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(d)s. 41A(5) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(6)(a)s. 41A(5) words substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(5)s. 41A(5) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(6)(b)s. 41A(6)(a) substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(6)s. 41A(6)(a) words inserted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(e)s. 41A(6)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2013/3135 reg. 13(2)s. 41A(7) substituted by S.I. 2011/2911 Sch. para. 23(f)s. 41A(7) substituted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 5(7)s. 41A(7) substituted by S.I. 2013/3135 reg. 13(3)s. 41A(7) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 17(7)s. 41B-41C inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 19s. 42(3)(c)(d) inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 20(2)s. 42(3A) inserted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 6(4)s. 42(3A) words inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 18(3)s. 42(3A) words substituted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 18(2)s. 42(9A)-(9D) inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 20(4)s. 42(10A) inserted by S.I. 2013/1821 art. 20(5)s. 42(12) inserted by 2015 asp 1 sch. para. 6s. 43(1) s. 43 renumbered as s. 43(1) by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(7)(a)s. 43(2) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(7)(b)s. 46(3A)(3B) inserted by S.I. 2003/1326 art. 19(3)s. 51(1A) inserted by 2014 asp 16 sch. 4 para. 2(2)(a)s. 51(6) inserted by 2014 asp 16 sch. 4 para. 2(2)(b)s. 53(1A) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 374(2)s. 53(4) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(8)s. 53(4) inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 374(4)s. 56(1)(j) substituted by S.S.I. 2006/541 reg. 10(2)s. 56(1)(j) words substituted by S.S.I. 2004/275 reg. 2(2)s. 56(1)(ja) inserted by S.S.I. 2009/247 art. 5s. 65(6A) inserted by 2016 c. 1 Sch. 5 para. 14(3)s. 65A-65D inserted by 2016 c. 1 s. 22s. 66(7A) inserted by 2016 anaw 3 Sch. 2 para. 6(3)s. 66(10) inserted by 2015 anaw 4 Sch. 2 para. 20(3)s. 87(10) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(9)s. 97(6A) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 22 para. 12s. 108(1)(d) (e) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(a)(ii)s. 108(1A) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(b)s. 108(4)(h)(iv) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(c)(i)s. 108(4)(j)(i) words in s. 108(4)(j) renumbered as s. 108(4)(j)(i) by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(c)(ii)s. 108(4)(j)(ii) and word inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(c)(ii)s. 108(4)(ja) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(c)(iii)s. 108(4)(ka) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(c)(iv)s. 108(7A)-(7E) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(2)(f)s. 108A inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(3)s. 110(5A)-(5C) inserted by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 29(6)(c)s. 111(2A) inserted by S.I. 2012/2788 reg. 8(2)s. 113(1)(d) and word inserted by S.I. 2013/755 Sch. 2 para. 384(2)(d)s. 113(1A) inserted by 2014 asp 16 sch. 4 para. 2(3)(a)s. 114(2)(a)(ix) inserted by S.S.I. 2006/181 Sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(5)(c)s. 114(2)(a)(ix) inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 3(13)s. 122(6) inserted by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(12)Sch. 2 para. 4(4) excluded by S.I. 2011/1824 reg. 50(2)Sch. 4 para. 1(1)(c) (d) inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 68(2)(b)Sch. 4 para. 1(5)(ba) (bb) inserted by 2003 c. 37 s. 68(4)Sch. 6 para. 15(3) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(13)Sch. 7 para. 7(4A) (4B) inserted by 2007 c. 28 Sch. 14 para. 4(3)Sch. 7 para. 2(5A) (5B) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 2(6) by 2006 c. 16 s. 61(3)Sch. 7 para. 3(4A) (4B) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 3(4) by 2006 c. 16 s. 61(4)Sch. 7 para. 3(5A) (5B) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 3(6) by 2006 c. 16 s. 61(5)Sch. 7 para. 4(2A) words substituted by 2006 c. 16 s. 61(6)Sch. 8 para. 1(1A) inserted by 2010 nawm 6 s. 3(2)Sch. 8 para. 3(1A) inserted by 2015 c. 27 s. 2(3)Sch. 9 para. 4A inserted by 2013 anaw 6 Sch. 4 para. 8(3) (This amendment is to be treated as not having effect until 1.10.2014 by virtue of S.I. 2014/11, art. 3(2))Sch. 11 para. 5(7) added by 2014 asp 3 sch. 3 para. 43(14)Sch. 13 para. 1(8)-(10) added by S.I. 2003/956 art. 10(2)(a)Sch. 13 para. 1(8)-(10) added by S.I. 2004/3156 art. 10(2)(a)Sch. 14 para. 2(5)-(7) added by S.I. 2003/956 art. 10(3)(a)Sch. 14 para. 2(5)-(7) added by S.I. 2004/3156 art. 10(3)(a)Sch. 14 para. 3A inserted by 2004 c. 5 Sch. 7 para. 19(4)Sch. 14 para. 2A 2B and cross-headings inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 5Sch. 14 para. 3(A1) inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 6(2)Sch. 14 para. 4(A1) inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 8(2)Sch. 14 para. 12(2)(c) and word inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 9(4)(b)Sch. 14 para. 12(A1)-(A4) inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 9(2)Sch. 14 para. A1 and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 2Sch. 14 para. 3A words substituted by 2013 c. 27 Sch. 3 para. 7Sch. 18 para. 2(5) added by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(4)(a)(iii)Sch. 18 para. 2(1A) inserted by 2014 asp 3 s. 46(4)(a)(i)Sch. 20 para. 4(3)(e) and word inserted by S.S.I. 2006/181 Sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(6)(b)Sch. 22 para. 27(b)(c) coming into force by S.S.I. 2004/541 art. 2(a)Sch. 22 para. 27(b)(c) coming into force by S.I. 2006/934 art. 2(a)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Environment Act 1995Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/272 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 37)S.I. 2003/2938 art. 2-7 commences (2003 c. 26)S.I. 2003/3034 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2003 c. 26)S.I. 2004/641 art. 2-5 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2004/690 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 38)S.I. 2004/910 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2004/999 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 38)S.I. 2004/2097 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 5)S.I. 2004/2202 art. 2 3 commences (2004 c. 5)S.I. 2004/2528 art. 2-3 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2004/2916 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2005/2847 art. 2 commences (2004 c. 5)S.I. 2005/2896 art. 2 3 commences (2005 c. 16)S.I. 2006/768 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 16)S.I. 2006/984 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2006/2541 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 16)S.I. 2006/3257 art. 2 commences (2000 c. 37)S.I. 2007/456 art. 2(a)(ii) commences (2006 c. 26)S.I. 2007/816 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 16)S.I. 2007/1021 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 37)S.I. 2007/2386 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 26)S.I. 2007/2584 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 26)S.I. 2007/3136 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 28)S.I. 2008/172 art. 2-9 commences (2007 c. 28)S.I. 2008/917 art. 2-5 commences (2007 c. 28)S.I. 2008/1960 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 26)S.I. 2009/803 art. 2-10 commences (2008 c. 17)S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 29)S.I. 2009/3318 art. 2-4 commences (2009 c. 20)S.I. 2009/3345 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 c. 23)S.I. 2010/298 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 c. 23)S.I. 2010/630 art. 3 commences (2009 c. 23)S.I. 2010/862 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 17)S.I. 2010/2169 art. 4 Sch. commences (2010 c. 29)S.I. 2011/556 art. 1-3 commences (2009 c. 23)S.I. 2011/694 art. 3 4 commences (2010 c. 29)S.I. 2011/2204 art. 3 4 commences (2010 c. 29)S.I. 2011/2460 art. 2(a)(ii) commences (2006 c. 26)S.I. 2011/2896 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 20)S.S.I. 2004/495 art. 2 commences (2004 asp 6)S.S.I. 2009/319 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2008 asp 5)S.S.I. 2009/341 art. 2 commences (2009 asp 12)S.S.I. 2009/393 art. 2 Sch. commences (2009 asp 6)S.S.I. 2010/221 art. 3 Sch. commences (2010 asp 8)57 Contaminated land.E+W+SAfter section 78 of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990 there shall be inserted—
“Part IIAE+W+S Contaminated Land78A Preliminary.(1)The following provisions have effect for the interpretation of this Part.
(a)in relation to England and Wales, the Environment Agency;
(a)in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in Part III of the M2Water Resources Act 1991; and
(b)in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in section 30A of the M3Control of Pollution Act 1974;
(a)in relation to a special site, the appropriate Agency;
(b)in relation to contaminated land other than a special site, the local authority in whose area the land is situated;
(a)any unitary authority;
(b)any district council, so far as it is not a unitary authority;
(c)the Common Council of the City of London and, as respects the Temples, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple respectively;
(a)the council of a county, so far as it is the council of an area for which there are no district councils;
(d)the council of a county borough in Wales.
78B Identification of contaminated land.(1)Every local authority shall cause its area to be inspected from time to time for the purpose—
78C Identification and designation of special sites.(1)If at any time it appears to a local authority that any contaminated land in its area might be land which is required to be designated as a special site, the authority—
78D Referral of special site decisions to the Secretary of State.(1)In any case where—
78E Duty of enforcing authority to require remediation of contaminated land etc.(1)In any case where—
78F Determination of the appropriate person to bear responsibility for remediation.(1)This section has effect for the purpose of determining who is the appropriate person to bear responsibility for any particular thing which the enforcing authority determines is to be done by way of remediation in any particular case.
78G Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry etc.(1)A remediation notice may require an appropriate person to do things by way of remediation, notwithstanding that he is not entitled to do those things.
78H Restrictions and prohibitions on serving remediation notices.(1)Before serving a remediation notice, the enforcing authority shall reasonably endeavour to consult—
78J Restrictions on liability relating to the pollution of controlled waters.(1)This section applies where any land is contaminated land by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 78A above (whether or not the land is also contaminated land by virtue of paragraph (a) of that subsection).
78K Liability in respect of contaminating substances which escape to other land.(1)A person who has caused or knowingly permitted any substances to be in, on or under any land shall also be taken for the purposes of this Part to have caused or, as the case may be, knowingly permitted those substances to be in, on or under any other land to which they appear to have escaped.
78L Appeals against remediation notices.(1)A person on whom a remediation notice is served may, within the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the notice is served, appeal against the notice—
78M Offences of not complying with a remediation notice.(1)If a person on whom an enforcing authority serves a remediation notice fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any of the requirements of the notice, he shall be guilty of an offence.
78N Powers of the enforcing authority to carry out remediation.(1)Where this section applies, the enforcing authority shall itself have power, in a case falling within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 78E(1) above, to do what is appropriate by way of remediation to the relevant land or waters.
78P Recovery of, and security for, the cost of remediation by the enforcing authority.(1)Where, by virtue of section 78N(3)(a), (c), (e) or (f) above, the enforcing authority does any particular thing by way of remediation, it shall be entitled, subject to sections 78J(7) and 78K(6) above, to recover the reasonable cost incurred in doing it from the appropriate person or, if there are two or more appropriate persons in relation to the thing in question, from those persons in proportions determined pursuant to section 78F(7) above.
78Q Special sites.(1)If, in a case where a local authority has served a remediation notice, the contaminated land in question becomes a special site, the appropriate Agency may adopt the remediation notice and, if it does so,—
78R Registers.(1)Every enforcing authority shall maintain a register containing prescribed particulars of or relating to—
78S Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security.(1)No information shall be included in a register maintained under section 78R above if and so long as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the inclusion in the register of that information, or information of that description, would be contrary to the interests of national security.
78T Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information.(1)No information relating to the affairs of any individual or business shall be included in a register maintained under section 78R above, without the consent of that individual or the person for the time being carrying on that business, if and so long as the information—
78U Reports by the appropriate Agency on the state of contaminated land.(1)The appropriate Agency shall—
78V Site-specific guidance by the appropriate Agency concerning contaminated land.(1)The appropriate Agency may issue guidance to any local authority with respect to the exercise or performance of the authority’s powers or duties under this Part in relation to any particular contaminated land; and in exercising or performing those powers or duties in relation to that land the authority shall have regard to any such guidance so issued.
78W The appropriate Agency to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State.(1)The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the appropriate Agency with respect to the exercise or performance of that Agency’s powers or duties under this Part; and in exercising or performing those powers or duties the appropriate Agency shall have regard to any such guidance so issued.
78X Supplementary provisions.(1)Where it appears to a local authority that two or more different sites, when considered together, are in such a condition, by reason of substances in, on or under the land, that—
78Y Application to the Isles of Scilly.(1)Subject to the provisions of any order under this section, this Part shall not apply in relation to the Isles of Scilly.
78YA Supplementary provisions with respect to guidance by the Secretary of State.(1)Any power of the Secretary of State to issue guidance under this Part shall only be exercisable after consultation with the appropriate Agency and such other bodies or persons as he may consider it appropriate to consult in relation to the guidance in question.
78YB Interaction of this Part with other enactments.(1)A remediation notice shall not be served if and to the extent that it appears to the enforcing authority that the powers of the appropriate Agency under section 27 above may be exercised in relation to—
78YC This Part and radioactivity.Except as provided by regulations, nothing in this Part applies in relation to harm, or pollution of controlled waters, so far as attributable to any radioactivity possessed by any substance; but regulations may—
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI1S. 57 wholly in force; s. 57 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 125(3); s. 57 in force for specified purposes at 21.9.1995 by S.I. 1995/1983, art. 3; s. 57 in force for E. at 1.4.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2000/340, art. 2; s. 57 in force for S. at 14.7.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.S.I. 2000/180, art. 2(1)(a) (except so far as it inserts section s. 78S into the 1990 Act); s. 57 in force for S. at 14.7.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2000/1986, art. 2; s. 57 in force for W. at 15.9.2001 by S.I. 2001/3211, art. 2(a) (with art. 3)Marginal CitationsM11990 c. 43. M21991 c. 57. M31974 c. 40. M41970 c. 35. M51970 c. 35. M61994 c. 39. M71954 c. 70. M81936 c. 49. M91995 c. 25. M101925 c. 20. M111986 c. 63. M121986 c. 45. M131986 c. 45. M141985 c. 51. M151991 c. 57. M161974 c. 40. M171993 c. 12. 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