Environmental Protection Act 1990 : chapter 43.

  • Great Britain.
Date:
[1990], ©1990
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Credit: Environmental Protection Act 1990 : chapter 43. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    functions as exercisable in relation to all or any description of prescribed processes carried on by all or any description of persons (a “general direction’) or in relation to a prescribed process carried on by a specified person (a “‘specific direction’’). (7) A direction under subsection (4) above may include such saving and transitional provisions as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient. (8) The Secretary of State, on giving or withdrawing a direction under subsection (4) above, shall— - (a) in the case of a general direction— (i) forthwith serve notice of it on the chief inspector and on the local enforcing authorities affected by the direction; and (ii) Cause notice of it to be published as soon as practicable in the London Gazette or, as the case may be, in the Edinburgh Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in the area of each authority affected by the direction; (b) in the case of a specific direction— (i) forthwith serve notice of it on the chief inspector, the local enforcing authority and the person carrying on or appearing to the Secretary of State to be carrying on the process affected, and (ii) cause notice of it to be published as soon as practicable in the London Gazette or, as the case may be, in the Edinburgh Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in the authority’s area; and any such notice shall specify the date at which the direction is to take (or took) effect and (where appropriate) its duration. (9) It shall be the duty of the chief inspector or, in Scotland, of the chief inspector and river purification authorities to follow developments in technology and techniques for preventing or reducing pollution of the environment due to releases of substances from prescribed processes; and the local enforcing authorities shall follow such of those developments as concern releases into the air of substances from prescribed processes designated for local control. (10) It shall be the duty of the chief inspector, river purification authorities and the local enforcing authorities to give effect to any directions given to them under any provision of this Part. below— (a) in Greater London, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple; (b) outside Greater London, a district council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and (c) in Scotland, an islands or district council.