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The Environmental Protection (Determination of Enforcing Authority Etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/2742 · Made 18 October 1995

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 18th October 1995

Laid before Parliament 20th October 1995

Coming into force 10th November 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of regulation 3 of the 1992 Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Determination of Enforcing Authority Etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995, shall come into force on 10th November 1995 and shall extend to Scotland only.

(2)

In these Regulations “the 1992 Regulations” means the Environmental Protection (Determination of Enforcing Authority Etc) (Scotland) Regulations 1992f1.

2Amendment of regulation 3 of the 1992 Regulations

In regulation 3 of the 1992 Regulations, after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—

“(1A)

Where, in respect of any prescribed process, the enforcing authority is not determined by the provisions of paragraph (1) above, the enforcing authority for that process shall be the chief inspector.”.

Signature

Lindsay

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

18th October 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend regulation 3 of the Environmental Protection (Determination of Enforcing Authority Etc) (Scotland) Regulations 1992 to provide that, in circumstances where paragraph (1) of that regulation does not identify the enforcing authority in respect of a particular prescribed process, the enforcing authority for that process shall be the chief inspector.