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The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1487 · Made 27 June 1991

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 27th June 1991

Laid before Parliament 4th July 1991

Coming into force 25th July 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances Order 1991 and shall come into force on 25th July 1991.

2Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances

A Committee, called the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances, is hereby established to give the Secretary of State advice in relation to the exercise of the power to make regulations under section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Signature

Michael Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

19th June 1991

Michael Howard

Secretary of State for Employment

26th June 1991

Peter Lilley

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

27th June 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances. The Secretary of State is required, except in certain circumstances, to consult the Committee before exercising the powers conferred on him by section 140(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to prohibit or restrict by regulations the importation, use, supply or storage of injurious substances or articles. Under section 142(3) of the 1990 Act, the Secretary of State is similarly required to consult the Advisory Committee before making an order specifying potentially hazardous substances under subsection (1) of that section.