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Provisions as to offences Provisions as to offences

England, Wales and Scotland

  1. 23Offences.
  2. 24Enforcement by High Court.
  3. 25Onus of proof as regards techniques and evidence.
  4. 26Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied.
  5. 27Power of chief inspector to remedy harm.

Notes on Part I

Modifications

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Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, reg. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para.8

Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of River Purification Authorities tranferred to SEPA (12.10.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(a)(iii) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2

Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of Chief Inspector for Scotland transferred to SEPA (12.10.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(d) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2

Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of Local Authorities transferred to SEPA (12.10.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(h) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art. 2

Pt. I (ss. 1-28): functions of the Chief Inspector for England and Wales transferred to The Environment Agency (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(d) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(5)(e) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 2

Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 33(5)(e) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

Pt. I (ss. 1-28): power to make corresponding provisions conferred (27.7.1999) by 1999 c. 24, s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 20(1)(a)

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Pt. 1 modified (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/228), reg. 1(1), sch. 4 para. 10 (with regs. 31-33)

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Pt. 1: functions etc. assigned to the Port Health Authority (7.11.2024) by The London Port Health Authority Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1161), arts. 1(1), 4(2), Sch. (with arts. 4(3), 5(2))