# The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977 S.I. 1977/18 · made 5 January 1977 Section 80 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 provides that, subject to certain exceptions expressly set out in that section, and except so far as regulations may provide otherwise in relation to premises used for the public service of the Crown and in relation to persons in that service, a local authority may require occupiers of premises in their area to provide information concerning the emission of pollutants and other substances into the air from the premises. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-atmospheric-pollution-exempted-premises-regulations-1977/pdf/uksi_19770018_en.pdf ## Introductory text PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 5th January 1977 Laid before Parliament 17th January 1977 Coming into Operation 7th February 1977 The Secretary of State for the Environment, in respect of England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in respect of Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 80(6) and 104(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:— ## 1 These regulations may be cited as the Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977 and shall come into operation on 7th February 1977. ## 2 The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament. ## 3 Section 80 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 shall not apply to any premises (being premises used for the public service of the Crown) which bear a name or description specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these regulations and are situated at an address or location specified in respect of that name or description in column (2) of that Schedule. ## Signature Peter Shore Secretary of State for the Environment 23rd December 1976 John Morris Secretary of State for Wales 5th January 1977 ## PREMISES TO WHICH SECTION 80 OF THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974 DOES NOT APPLY (1) (2) Name or description of premises Address or location Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Ditton Park, Slough Warwick Road, West Drayton, Middlesex Admiralty Experimental Works Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire Admiralty Marine Engineering Establishment Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire HM Naval Base, Portland, Dorset Admiralty Materials Laboratory Holton Heath, Poole, Dorset Admiralty Oil Laboratory Fairmile, Cobham, Surrey Admiralty Research Laboratory Perranporth, Cornwall Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex Upper Lodge, Bushy Park Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Compass Observatory, Ditton Park, Slough Eastney, Portsmouth Funtington, Hampshire London Road, Portsmouth Portsdown, Cosham, Hampshire Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit, HMS Vernon, Portsmouth AUWE, Helston, Cornwall AUWE Trials Base, Weston-super-Mare, Avon Bincleaves, Weymouth, Dorset Burton Bradstock, Dorset Deep Trials Unit, Port Road, Alverstock, Hampshire Egdon Hall, Weymouth, Dorset Portland Naval Base, Dorset Southwell, Portland, Dorset Town Bridge House, Weymouth, Dorset West Bexington, Dorset Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire Foulness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex Central Dockyard Laboratory HM Naval Base, Portsmouth Chemical Defence Establishment Nancekuke, Redruth, Cornwall Porton Down, Salisbury Directorate of Electrical Quality Assurance Aquila, Golf Road, Bromley, Kent Explosives, Research & Development Establishment Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex Microbiological Research Establishment Porton, Salisbury Military Vehicles & Engineering Establishment Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset Chobham Lane, Chertsey, Surrey MOD Agency Factory Brinsford Lane, Featherstone, Coventry MOD(PE) Stores Depot Aston Down, Stroud, Gloucestershire National Gas Turbine Establishment Pyestock, Farnborough, Hampshire Naval Ordnance Services Metallurgical Unit Janson Street, Sheffield Proof & Experimental Establishment Eskmeals, Bootle Station, Cumbria New Ranges, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex Pendine, Carmarthen, Dyfed Spadeadam, Gilsland, Carlisle West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire Quality Assurance Directorate (Fighting Vehicles & Engineer Equipment) Building 22, Royal Arsenal West, Woolwich, London SE18 Quality Assurance Directorate (Weapons) Building 22, Royal Arsenal West, Woolwich, London SE18 Proof & Trials Unit, Cold Meece, Stone, Staffordshire Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks. Royal Aircraft Establishment Aberporth, Dyfed Clapham, Bedford Cardington, Bedfordshire Farnborough, Hampshire Larkhill, Wiltshire Llanbedr, Gwynedd Parachute Test Unit, Henlow, Bedfordshire Royal Armament Research & Development Establishment Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent Langhurst, Horsham, Sussex Potton Island, Great Wakering, Shoeburyness, Essex Royal Arsenal East, Woolwich, London SE18 Royal Naval Base & Dockyard Chatham Devonport Portland Portsmouth Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory Fort Road, Alverstoke, Hampshire Royal Ordnance Factory Bridgwater, Somerset Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire Caerphilly Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, South Glamorgan Chorley, Lancashire Glascoed, Usk, Gwent Radway Green, Crewe, Cheshire Royal Signals & Radar Establishment Air Station, Pershore, Worcestershire Defford, Worcestershire Highdown, The Needles, Isle of Wight London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire North Site, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire Somerford, Christchurch, Dorset St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire Steamer Point, Dorset Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield, Middlesex ## Explanatory note Section 80 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 provides that, subject to certain exceptions expressly set out in that section, and except so far as regulations may provide otherwise in relation to premises used for the public service of the Crown and in relation to persons in that service, a local authority may require occupiers of premises in their area to provide information concerning the emission of pollutants and other substances into the air from the premises. These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, specify certain premises used for the public service of the Crown to which the provisions of section 80 are not to apply. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/18 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-atmospheric-pollution-exempted-premises-regulations-1977 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.