§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is yet able to announce that land on the Ribble Estuary has, or will be, purchased by the Nature Conservancy Council.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI can at this stage add little to the reply I gave my hon. Friend on 17th July. The district valuer, on behalf of the NCC is actively negotiating for the purchase of land on the
364Wprosecuting authority is the district council in respect of land and the foreshore, and otherwise the port health authority.
Powers to deal with noise nuisance are contained in part III of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, sections 57–59. The prosecuting authority is the district council.