# London Local Authorities Act 1996, Section 24: Application of Environmental Protection Act 1990


The Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall have effect in a borough as though—
(1) in section 79 (which relates to statutory nuisances and inspections therefor)—
(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (ga) there were inserted the following paragraph:—
“(gb) smoke, fumes or gases emitted from any vehicle, machinery or equipment on a street so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance other than from any vehicle, machinery or equipment being used for fire brigade purposes;”;
(b) after subsection (6A) there were inserted the following subsection:—
“(6B) Subsection (l) (gb) above does not apply in relation to smoke, fumes or gases emitted from the exhaust system of a vehicle.”; and
(c) in subsection (7), after the definition of “street” there were inserted—
““vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicleintended or adapted for use on roads, whether or not it is in a fit state for such use, and includes any trailer intended or adapted for use as an attachment to such a vehicle, any chassis or body, with or without wheels, appearing to have formed part of such a vehicle or trailer and anything attached to such a vehicle or trailer;”;
(2) in section 80A (1), after “section 79 (1) (ga)” there were inserted “or (gb)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1996/9/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-local-authorities-act-1996/section-24
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