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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into Operation provisions of Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to the collection and disposal of waste and the providing of receptacles for waste. It also effects the repeal of certain provisions of the Public Health Act 1936 and other Acts relating to those matters.

The Order, which applies to England and Wales, comes into force on 6th June 1988.