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Section 114 Power of Secretary of State to delegate his functions of determining, or to refer matters involved in, appeals.C1C2

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Secretary of State may—

(a)

appoint any person to exercise on his behalf, with or without payment, any function to which this paragraph applies; or

(b)

refer any item to which this paragraph applies to such person as the Secretary of State may appoint for the purpose, with or without payment.

(2)

The functions to which paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above applies are any of the Secretary of State’s functions of determining—

(a)

an appeal under—

(i)

F1section 42B(5) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974,

(ii)

F2section 4 of the M1Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989,

(iii)

section F315, 22(5), F4... F559(2), 62(3)(c), F6... F762ZA(6)(d), 78L or 78T of the M2Environmental Protection Act 1990,

(iv)

F8paragraph 2 or paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 6 to the M3Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991,

(v)

section F9 36A, 43, F1051, F11... 92, 96, 161C or 191B(5) of the M4Water Resources Act 1991,

(vi)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(vii)

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(viii)

regulations F14... F15, under section 61 of the Water Act 2014 extending to Scotland or under section 18 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,

(viii)

regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 extending to England and Wales or regulations under section 61 of the Water Act 2014 extending to England and Wales,

(ix)

F16section 3 of the Water Act 2003,

(ix)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

or any matter involved in such an appeal;

(b)

F18the questions, or any of the questions, which fall to be determined by the Secretary of State under section 39(1) or section 49(4) of the M5Control of Pollution Act 1974.

(3)

The items to which paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above applies are—

(a)

any matter involved in an appeal falling within subsection (2)(a) above;

(b)

F19any of the questions which fall to be determined by the Secretary of State under section 39(1) or section 49(4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

(4)

Schedule 20 to this Act shall have effect with respect to appointments under subsection (1)(a) above.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 114(2)(a)(i) substituted (1.4.2006) by The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/181), sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(5)(a)

F2

S. 114(2)(a)(ii) repealed (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 1, sch. 22 para. 5(5)(a) (with sch. 23)

F3

Words in s. 114(2)(a)(iii) repealed (1.4.2015 for S.) by Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), s. 7(3), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2015/139, art. 3(c)

F4

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(iii) repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 23 (with reg. 72, Sch. 4); and (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 1, sch. 22 para. 5(5)(b) (with sch. 23)

F5

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(iii) inserted (1.8.2025 for specified purposes) by Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 13), ss. 12(2), 27(2); S.S.I. 2025/170, reg. 2, sch.

F6

Words in s. 114(2)(a)(iii) repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 23 (with reg. 72, Sch. 4)

F7

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(iii) inserted (24.1.2022 for E., 7.3.2022 for W.) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 60(6) (with s. 144); S.I. 2022/48, reg. 2(j); S.I. 2022/223, regs. 1(2), 2(b)

F8

S. 114(2)(a)(iv) omitted (S.) (1.4.2006) by virtue of The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/181), sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(5)(b)

F9

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(v) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2006) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 13(4), 105(3); S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(h) (with Sch. para. 7)

F10

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(v) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2006) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 21(4), 105(3) (with s. 21(5)); S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(k)

F11

Word in s. 114(2)(a)(v) repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 26 para. 13(6)(a), Sch. 28 (with reg. 1(2), Sch. 4)

F12

S. 114(2)(a)(vi) repealed: (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 26 para. 13(6)(b), Sch. 28 (with reg. 1(2), Sch. 4); (S.) (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 7 para. 1 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)

F13

S. 114(2)(a)(vii) repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 23 (with reg. 72, Sch. 4); (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 5(5)(a) (with sch. 23)

F14

Words in s. 114(2)(a)(viii) omitted (S.) (1.11.2025) by virtue of The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 5(5)(c) (with sch. 23)

F15

Words in s. 114(2)(a)(viii) inserted (31.3.2017) by The Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/506), arts. 1(1), 10(4)

F16

S. 114(2)(a)(ix) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2006) by Water Act 2003 (c. 37), ss. 3(13), 105(3); S.I. 2006/984, art. 2(c) (with Sch. para. 2)

F17

S. 114(2)(a)(ix) (as inserted by S.S.I. 2006/181, sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(5)(c)) omitted (S.) (1.11.2025) by virtue of The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 22 para. 5(5)(a) (with sch. 23)

F18

S. 114(2)(b) omitted (S.) (1.4.2006) by virtue of The Water Environment (Consequential and Savings Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/181), sch. Pt. 4 para. 8(5)(d)

F19

S. 114(3)(b) repealed (S.) (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 29(7); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2)

Marginal citations

M1

1989 c. 14.

M2

1990 c. 43.

M3

1991 c. 28.

M4

1991 c. 57.

M5

1974 c. 40.

Modifications

C1

S. 114 applied (S.) (1.4.2006) by The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/348), regs. 1(2), 49(3) (with regs. 4, 50)

C2

S. 114 applied (S.) (31.3.2011) by The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/209), regs. 1(2), 53(3) (with reg. 54)

C3

S. 114(1)(3)(a)(4) applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (4.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/1043, reg. 8

S. 114(1)(3)(a)(4) applied (S.) (8.5.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/95, reg. 8