§ Mr. Arthur Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those Tidal Water Orders which are now in force; and when he intends to introduce further Orders to cover all major estuaries.
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§ Mr. Graham PageThere has been no change in the list of Tidal Waters Orders given in answer to my hon. Friend's question on 28th January, 1971. My right hon. Friend is prohibited by Section 6 of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951, from making further Orders, except on the application of a river authority or other interested person. He is hoping to announce soon the Government's conclusion on the recommendation about the control of discharges to tidal waters in the report of the Working Party on Sewage Disposal. —[Vol. 810, c. 184–5.]