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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/schedule-3/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Application for authorisation to carry on an existing process shall be made in the relevant period specified in the following Table—\nTABLE\nApplication to be made\nAny process falling within a description set out in—\nNot earlier than\nNot later than\nParagraph (a) of Section 1.3\n1st April 1991\n30th April 1991\nAny other paragraph of Chapter 1\n1st April 1992\n30th June 1992\nSection 2.1 or 2.3\n1st January 1995\n31st March 1995\nSection 2.2\n1st May 1995\n31st July 1995\nChapter 3\n1st December 1992\n28th February 1993\nSection 4. 1, 4.2, 4.7 or 4.8\n1st May 1993\n31st October 1993\nSection 4.3, 4.4 or paragraph (a) of Section 4.6\n1st November 1993\n31st January 1994\nSection 4.5, paragraph (b) of Section 4.6, or Section 4.9\n1st May 1994\n31st July 1994\nChapter 5\n1st August 1992\n31st October 1992\nChapter 6\n1st November 1995\n31st January 1996",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 22 (with regs. 69-72); and lapsed (S.) by virtue of repeal of power conferring provision 1990 c. 43, s. 2 (S.) (1.4.2015) by Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), s. 7(3), Sch. 3 (with s. 7(7)); S.S.I. 2015/74, art. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (30.7.1993) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1749), regs. 1, 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (26.10.1993) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2405), regs. 1(1), 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 substituted (26.10.1993) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2405), regs. 1(1), 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1991 for E.W. and 1.4.1992 for S., see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:49:53.509555+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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