HC Deb 03 March 1983 vol 38 cc223-5W
Mr. Timothy Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those regulations which have been made under the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

Mr. Macfarlane

The information requested is as follows.

To date, 10 commencement orders applying in England and Wales have been made under the Control of Pollution Act 1974:

  • No. 1. SI 1974 No. 2039**
  • No. 2. SI 1974 No. 2169*
  • No. 4. SI 1975 No. 2118**
  • No. 5. SI 1976 No. 731
  • No. 6. SI 1976 No. 956
  • No. 8. SI 1977 No. 336
  • No. 9. SI 1977 No. 476*
  • No. 11. SI 1977 No. 2164
  • No. 13. SI 1978 No. 954
  • No. 14. SI 1981 No. 196*

In addition, the following regulations and orders have been made:

Part I:—

  • The Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) Regulations 1976 (SI 732)
  • The Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) (Amendment) Regulations 1977 (SI 1185)
  • The Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980 (SI 1709)*

Part II:—

  • The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Appointed Day) Order 1976 (SI 957)
  • The Control of Pollution (Discharges into Sewers) Regulations 1976 (SI 958)

Part III:—

  • The Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction Sites) Order 1975 (SI 2115)
  • The Control of Noise (Appeals) Regulations 1975 (SI 2116)
  • The Control of Noise (Measurement and Registers) Regulations 1976 (SI 37)
  • The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Ice-Cream Van Chimes etc) Order 1981 (SI 1828)
  • The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Audible Intruder Alarms) Order 1981 (SI 1829)
  • The Control of Noise (Code of Practice on Noise from Model Aircraft) Order 1981 (SI 1830)

Part IV:—

  • The Motor Fuel (Lead Content of Petrol) Regulations:1976 (SI 1866)**†
  • The Oil Fuel (Suphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations 1976 (SI 1988)*
  • The Motor Fuel (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations 1976 (SI 1989)**†
  • The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Appeals) Regulations 1977 (SI 17)
  • The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) Regulations 1977 (SI 18)
  • The Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Research and Publicity) Regulations 1977 (SI 19)
  • The Motor Fuel (Lead Content of Petrol) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 (SI 1)**
  • The Motor Fuel (Lead Content of Petrol) Regulations 1981 (SI 1523)**
  • Exemption orders have also been made under these powers. †

Other:

  • The Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) Regulations 1976 (SI 959)
  • The Control of Pollution (Supply and Use of Injurious Substances) Regulations 1980 (SI 638)**

All the items above apply in England and Wales.

Items marked* also apply in Scotland.

Items marked ** also apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In addition, the following five Commencement Orders apply in Scotland only:

  • No. 3. SI 1975 No. 230
  • No. 7. SI 1976 No. 1080
  • No. 10. SI 1977 No. 1587
  • No. 12. SI 1978 No. 816
  • No. 15. SI 1982 No. 624

and the following Regulations have also been made which apply in Scotland only:

  • Control of Noise (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 1976 (SI 945)
  • Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) (Scotland) Regulations 1977 (SI 2006)
  • Noise Levels (Measurement and Registers) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (SI 600)
  • Control of Noise (Code of Practice for Construction Sites) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (SI 601)
  • Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Exempted Premises) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (SI 602)
  • Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Research and Publicity) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (SI 603)
  • Control of Atmospheric Pollution (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 (SI 604).

Mr. Timothy Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment which provisions of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 have yet to be implemented.

Mr. Macfarlane

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State gave on 22 December 1982 to a similar question from the hon. Member for Kilmarnock (Mr. McKelvey).—[Vol. 34, c. 571–72.]