# The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/1108 · made 9 April 1999

These Regulations make an additional amendment to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) as a result of the coming into force of provisions of the Environment Act 1995 which repeal section 17 (powers of entry) of the 1990 Act.

Made under: Environment Act 1995

## Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 9th April 1999
Laid before Parliament 15th April 1999
Coming into force 6th May 1999
The Secretary of State, being satisfied that it is necessary, by reason of the coming into force of provisions of the Environment Act 1995, to make an additional consequential amendment of the public general enactment specified in these Regulations, in exercise of his powers under section 120(1) of the Environment Act 1995, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 6th May 1999.

## 2 Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

In subsection (3)(c) of section 140 (other controls on substances, articles or waste) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for “section 17 above” there shall be substituted “section 108 of the Environment Act 1995”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
9th April 1999

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make an additional amendment to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) as a result of the coming into force of provisions of the Environment Act 1995 which repeal section 17 (powers of entry) of the 1990 Act.
Regulation 2 amends subsection (3)(c) of section 140 of the 1990 Act, which confers power to make regulations, by substituting for the reference to section 17 of that Act, a reference to section 108 (powers of entry) of the Environment Act 1995.

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