# The Control of Pollution (Discharges into Sewers) Regulations 1976, Note: Explanatory note


The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Appointed Day) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/957) appointed 19th July 1976 to be the appointed day for the purposes of sections 43 and 44 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; those sections relate to the discharge of trade effluent to public sewers in England and Wales and provide for the application of full control under the Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937 and the Public Health Act 1961 to certain discharges for which consent has not previously been required.
These Regulations make provision for certain matters arising under sections 43 and 44 of the 1974 Act. Regulation 3 provides for appeals to the Secretary of State against notices served by water authorities cancelling consents deemed to have been given by them in pursuance of section 43(2). Regulation 4 preserves, for an owner or occupier of trade premises for whom a water authority provide an alternative drain or sewer under section 42 of the Public Health Act 1936, the benefit of any consent attaching to a discharge already being made through a drain or sewer which has to be closed. Regulation 5 provides for the determination of matters which may arise when the provisions of sections 43 and 44 partially, but not wholly, supersede the provisions of an agreement made between a local authority and an owner or occupier of trade premises before the commencement of the Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/958/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-discharges-into-sewers-regulations-1976/note
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