Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/11/part/V/2015-01-07
Timestamp: 2019-10-15 05:18:48
Document Index: 302162354

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 1']

Point in Time (07/01/2015)
Point in time view as at 07/01/2015.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Clean Air Act 1993, Part V.
Part VE+W+S Information about air pollution
35 Obtaining information.E+W+S
(1)Without prejudice to the generality of section 34 (research, etc. by local authorities), local authorities may obtain information about the emission of pollutants and other substances into the air—
(a)by issuing notices under section 36 (information about emissions from premises);
(b)by measuring and recording the emissions, and for that purpose entering on any premises, whether by agreement or in exercise of the power conferred by section 56 (rights of entry and inspection); and
(c)by entering into arrangements with occupiers of premises under which they measure and record emissions on behalf of the local authority;
but references to premises in paragraphs (b) and (c) do not include private dwellings or caravans.
(2)A local authority shall not be entitled to exercise the power of entry mentioned in subsection (1)(b) for the purpose of measuring and recording such emissions on any premises unless—
(a)the authority has given to the occupier of the premises a notice in writing—
(i)specifying the kind of emissions in question and the steps it proposes to take on the premises for the purpose of measuring and recording emissions of that kind; and
(ii)stating that it proposes to exercise that power for that purpose unless the occupier requests the authority to serve on him a notice under section 36 (information about emissions from premises) with respect to the emissions; and
(b)the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the notice was given has expired;
and the authority shall not be entitled to exercise that power if, during that period, the occupier gives a notice to the authority requesting it to serve on him a notice under section 36.
(3)Nothing in this section shall authorise a local authority to investigate emissions from any process subject to Part I of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990 [F1or activity subject to regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999] [F2or section 18 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014] otherwise than—
(a)by issuing notices under section 36; or
(b)by exercising the powers conferred on the authority by section 34(1)(a) (investigation and research etc.) without entering the premises concerned.
(4)So long as a local authority exercises any of its powers under subsection (1), it shall from time to time consult the persons mentioned in subsection (5)—
(a)about the way in which the local authority exercises those powers (under this section and section 36); and
(5)The consultations required by subsection (4) shall be with—
(a)such persons carrying on any trade or business in the authority’s area or such organisations appearing to the authority to be representative of those persons; and
(b)such persons appearing to the authority to be conversant with problems of air pollution or to have an interest in local amenity,
as appear to the authority to be appropriate.
(6)The consultations shall take place as the authority think necessary, but not less than twice in each financial year.
F1Words in s. 35(3) inserted (21.3.2000 (E.W.) and 29.9.2000 (S.)) by 1999 c. 24, s. 6, Sch. 2 para. 11; S.I. 2000/800, art. 2; S.S.I. 2000/322, art. 2
F2Words in s. 35(3) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 4(4); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
36 Notices requiring information about air pollution.E+W+S
(1)A local authority may by notice in writing require the occupier of any premises in its area to furnish, whether by periodical returns or by other means, such estimates or other information as may be specified or described in the notice concerning the emission of pollutants and other substances into the air from the premises.
(2)This section does not apply to premises in so far as they consist of a private dwelling or a caravan.
[F3(2A)If the notice relates to an installation subject to regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 [F4or to an activity subject to regulation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency under regulations under section 18 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014] , the person on whom the notice is served shall not be obliged to supply any information which, as certified by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, is not of a kind which is being supplied to it for the purposes of those regulations.]
[F5(2A)If the notice relates to an installation subject to regulation by the [F6appropriate agency] under regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999, the person on whom the notice is served shall not be obliged to supply any information which, as certified by the [F6appropriate agency] , is not of a kind which is being supplied to the [F6appropriate agency] for the purposes of those regulations.]
(3)If the notice relates to a process subject to Part I of the M2Environmental Protection Act 1990, the person on whom the notice is served shall not be obliged to supply any information which, as certified by an inspector appointed under that Part, is not of a kind which is being supplied to the inspector for the purposes of that Part.
(6)Except so far as regulations made by the Secretary of State provide otherwise, this section applies to premises used for, and to persons in, the public service of the Crown as it applies to other premises and persons.
(7)A local authority shall not be entitled by virtue of subsection (6) to exercise, in relation to premises used for and persons in the public service of the Crown, any power conferred on the authority by virtue of sections 56 to 58 (rights of entry and other local authority powers).
(9)Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (8) in respect of any premises and information of any kind, nothing in section 35(2) (limits on exercise of power of entry) shall prevent a local authority from exercising the power of entry there mentioned for the purpose of obtaining information of that kind in respect of the premises.
F3S. 36(2A) inserted (S.) (28.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/323, reg. 36, Sch. 10 para. 4(3)
F4Words in s. 36(2A) inserted (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 4(5); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.
F5S. 36(2A) inserted (E.W.) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1973, reg. 39, Sch. 10 para. 12
F6Words in s. 36(2A) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 344 (with Sch. 7)
C1S. 36 excluded (E.) (7.1.2015) by The Clean Air (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3318), regs. 2(1), 11, Sch. 3
40 Interpretation of Part V.E+W+S
[F7(za)“appropriate agency” means—
(ii)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]
(a)references to the emission of substances into the atmosphere are to be construed as applying to substances in a gaseous or liquid or solid state, or any combination of those states; and
(b)any reference to measurement includes a reference to the taking of samples.
F7S. 40(za) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 345 (with Sch. 7)