Section 15 Repeal of Dumping at Sea Act 1974, consequential amendments and transitional provisions.C1

United Kingdom

(1)

The M1Dumping at Sea Act 1974 is hereby repealed.

(2)

Notwithstanding that repeal, Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom may continue to make payments to the international organisations.

(3)

In each of the enactments to which this subsection applies for the words “the Dumping at Sea Act 1974” there shall be substituted the words “Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985”.

(4)

The enactments to which subsection (3) above applies are—

F1(a)

sections 31(2)( b )(iii) and 32(4)( b ) of the Control of Pollution Act M2 1974;

F2(b)

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

(c)

section 16 of the M3Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981.

(5)

In section 18 of the M4Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975—

(a)

paragraph (h) shall cease to have effect; and

(b)

the following paragraph shall be added after paragraph (i)—

“(j)
Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985,”.

(6)

The following paragraph shall be substituted for section 42(1)(d) of the M5Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976—

“(d)
Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (which relates to deposits in the sea).”.

(7)

Without prejudice to section 17(2) of the M6Interpretation Act 1978 (repeal and re-enactment) any licence under the Dumping at Sea Act 1974 which is in force immediately before the commencement of this Part of this Act—

(a)

shall have effect as from the commencement of this Part of this Act as if granted under this Part of this Act; and

(b)

in the case of a licence for a specified period, shall remain in force, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, for so much of that period as falls after the commencement of this Part of this Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 15(4)(a) repealed (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(3), Sch. 27 Pt. I, (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
F2: S. 15 (4)(b) repealed (15.2.1999) by 1998 c. 17, s. 51, Sch. 5 Pt. I (with Sch. 3 para. 5(1)); S.I. 1999/161, art. 2(1)

Marginal citations

M1: 1974 c. 20.
M2: 1974 c. 40
M3: 1981 c. 53.
M4: 1975 c. 8.
M5: 1976 c. 57.
M6: 1978 c. 30.

Modifications

C1: S. 15 power to transfer functions conferred (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 22(1)(c)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. I, para. 4(1)(a) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. II modified (1.3.1995) by S.R. 1995/12, reg. 9