§ 43. Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment at what date part II of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 was implemented.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe main provisions of part II of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 were brought into force between July 1984 and October 1986. These provided for more effective protection of inland, surface and underground waters, the extension of controls to cover all coastal and estuarial waters and public involvement, for the first time, in the water pollution control system. These provisions are re-enacted and where appropriate strengthened in the Water Act.