§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes there have been in the commitments set out in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in regard to publication of the registers of information on contaminated land sites.
§ Mr. MacleanSection 143 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 created a requirement for local authorities to compile and publish public registers of land which is or has been subject to contaminative use. Regulations would define the uses of land to be covered and other statutory requirements for registers.
It was originally proposed that the duty for local authorities to compile registers would commence in April 1992. Regulations were to have been published early in 1992, together with other guidance on aspects of registers. Implementation of section 143 has however been delayed to enable further consideration to be given to the detail of the proposals and further consultation to be undertaken.