§ Mr. Arthur Jonesasked 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 PageThe 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 185W 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.
- The River Alt (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953 No. 964);
- The Hull and East Yorkshire River Board (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1954 (S.I. 1954 No. 1604);
- The River Axe (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1957 (S.I. 1957 No. 1637);
- The River Wye (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1958 (S.I. 1958 No. 588);
- The West Sussex (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1959 (S.I. 1959 No. 2144);
- The River Exe (Prevention of Pollution) (Tidal Waters) Order, 1960 (S.1. 1960 No. 1024);
- The Milford Haven and River Dau Cleddau (Prevention of Pollution) (Sea and Tidal Waters) Order, 1960 (S.I. 1960 No. 1034);
- 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.