Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 brings into force on 8th April 1998 section 116 of the Environment Act 1995 insofar as it relates to paragraph 4 of Schedule 21 (Crown application of Control of Pollution Act 1974).
Article 3 makes transitional provisions in cases where an application for a discharge consent has been made by the Crown before 8th April 1998.