HC Deb 28 January 1971 vol 810 cc184-5W
Mr. Arthur Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those Tidal Waters Orders which are now in force; and when he intends to introduce further Orders to cover all major estuaries.

Mr. Graham Page

The list is as follows:

Orders under Section 20 of the Rivers Prevention of Pollution Act 1876 which are deemed by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951 to be orders under Section 6 of the latter Act.

River; Local Government Board Order and Year

  • River Afon Llwyd (8968/1879);
  • River Rumney (Rhymney) (21972/1887); River Medway (25165/ 1890);
  • Skelton Beck (30062/ 1893);
  • Avon and Stour (36043/1897);
  • Willington Cut, Willington Burn, Wallsend Burn (43212/1902).

Orders under Section 6 of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951.

Title and Order No.

  1. The River Alt (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953 No. 964);
  2. The Hull and East Yorkshire River Board (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1954 (S.I. 1954 No. 1604);
  3. The River Axe (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1957 (S.I. 1957 No. 1637);
  4. The River Wye (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1958 (S.I. 1958 No. 588);
  5. The West Sussex (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1959 (S.I. 1959 No. 2144);
  6. The River Exe (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1960 (S.1. 1960 No. 1024);
  7. The Milford Haven and River Dau Cleddau (Prevention of Pollution) (Sea and Tidal Waters) Order, 1960 (S.I. 1960 No. 1034);
  8. The River Yare (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1960 (S.I. 1960 No. 1334).

My right hon. Friend is prohibited by Section 6 of the Act of 1951 from making further Orders, except on the application of a river authority or other interested person, but he is considering the recommendation of the Working Party on Sewage Disposal in this respect.