The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 24) (Scotland) Order 2015
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2015/73 |
2015No. 73 (C. 15)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 24) (Scotland) Order 2015
18thFebruary2015
20thFebruary2015
1stApril2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 125(3) of the Environment Act 1995( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 24) (Scotland) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.
(2) In this Order-
"the 1990 Act" means the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 2); and
"the 1995 Act" means the Environment Act 1995.
(3) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2015
2.-(1) Section 120(1) of, and Schedule 22 to, the 1995 Act come into force on 1st April 2015 in so far as they relate to paragraph 81 of Schedule 22.
(2) Section 120(3) of, and Schedule 24 to, the 1995 Act comes into force on 1st April 2015, in so far as they relate to the following repeals-
(a) in section 33(1) of the 1990 Act the words "and, in relation to Scotland, section 54 below,";
(b) section 54 of the 1990 Act;
(c) paragraph 19 of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act in so far as it has not already been repealed( 3); and
(d) paragraphs 20 to 24, 26 and 27 of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act.
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AILEEN McLEOD Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew's House, Edinburgh |
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18th February 2015 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order partially commences section 120(1) and (3) of, and partially commences Schedules 22 and 24 to, the Environment Act 1995 ("the 1995 Act") for Scotland only.
Article 2(1) of the Order brings into force on 1st April 2015, section 120(1) of, and Schedule 22 to, the 1995 Act in so far as they relate to paragraph 81 of Schedule 22. This paragraph substitutes section 63(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ("the 1990 Act"), which provides for offences relating to the deposit of waste other than controlled waste.
Article 2(2) of the Order brings into force on 1st April 2015, section 120(3) of, and Schedule 24 to, the 1995 Act in so far as they relate to the repeals set out in that paragraph.
Article 2(2)(b) of the Order commences the repeal of section 54 of the 1990 Act which relates to a waste disposal regime which is now spent. There is a cross reference to section 54 in section 33(1) of the 1990 Act and article 2(2)(a) of this Order commences the repeal of that reference.
Schedule 24 to the 1995 Act provides for the repeal of paragraphs 19 to 27 of Schedule 22 to that Act. Paragraph 19(4) and paragraph 25 of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act were repealed by Part 13 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law Repeals Act 2004. Article 2(2)(c) and (d) of this Order completes the commencement of the repeal of paragraphs 19 to 27 of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Environment Act 1995 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order-
Provision |
Date of Commencement |
No. |
Section 1 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 2 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 3(1) |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 3(2) to (8) |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 4 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 5 |
1.2.1996 and 1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 6 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 7 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 8 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 9 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Sections 10 and 11 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 12 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Sections 13 to 19 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Sections 20 to 23 |
12.10.1995 |
1995/2649 |
Sections 25 to 29 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Sections 30 to 32 |
12.10.1995 |
1995/2649 |
Sections 33 to 35 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 36 |
12.10.1995 |
1995/2649 |
Section 37 |
28.7.1995 and 1.4.1996 |
1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Sections 38 to 40 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 41 |
21.9.1995, 1.2.1996 and 1.4.1996 |
1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Section 42 |
21.9.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Sections 43 to 52 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Sections 53 and 54 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 55 |
1.2.1996 and 1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 56 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 57 (partially) |
21.9.1995 |
1995/1983 |
(partially) as to England |
1.4.2000 |
2000/340 |
(partially) as to Scotland |
14.7.2000 |
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(partially) as to Scotland |
14.7.2000 |
2000/1986 |
(partially) as to Wales |
15.9.2001 |
2001/3211 |
Section 58 |
21.9.1995 and 1.7.1998 |
1995/1983 and 1998/604 |
Section 59 |
12.10.1995 and 1.1.1999 |
1995/2649 and 1998/3272 |
Section 60 |
1.7.1997 and 1.7.1998 |
1997/1626 and 1998/604 |
Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 7 |
1.4.1997 |
1996/2560 |
Section 78 and Schedule 10 (partially), with savings |
23.11.1995, 1.4.1996 and 1.4.1997 |
1995/2950 and 1996/2560 |
Section 80 |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 81 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Sections 82 to 86 |
23.12.1997 |
1997/3044 |
Sections 87 to 89 |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 90 and Schedule 11 |
1.2.1996 and 23.12.1996 |
1996/186 and 1997/3044 |
Section 91 |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 92 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Sections 93 to 95 |
21.9.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (as to England and Wales) |
1.11.1995 |
1995/2765 |
Section 96(1), (5) and (6) and Schedules 13 and 14 (as to Scotland) |
1.1.1997 |
1996/2857 |
Section 96(2) |
1.11.1995 |
1995/2765 |
Section 96(3) |
1.1.1997 |
1996/2857 |
Section 96(4) (partially) |
1.11.1995 |
1995/2765 |
Section 96(4) (partially) (as to Scotland) |
1.1.1997 |
1996/2857 |
Sections 97 to 103 |
21.9.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Section 104 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 105 and Schedule 15 |
21.9.1995,1.2.1996 1.4.1996 and 1.1.1999 |
1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Sections 106 to 114 |
1.4.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 115 |
1.4.1996 |
1995/2950 and 1996/186 |
Section 116 and Schedule 21 (partially) |
21.9.1995, 1.7.1997 and 8.4.1998 |
1995/1983 1997/1626 and 1998/781 |
Section 117 |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 118(1) to(3), (4) and (5) (partially) and (6) |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 119 |
1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
Section 120(1) and Schedule 22 (partially) |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
21.9.1995 |
1995/2649 |
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12.10.1995 |
1996/186 |
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1.2.1996 |
1996/2909 |
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1.4.1996 |
1997/3044 |
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21.11.1996 |
1998/604 |
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31.12.1996 |
1999/803 |
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23.12.1997 |
1999/1301 |
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1.4.1998 |
1999/1301 |
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16.3.1999 |
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1.4.1999 |
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29.4.1999 |
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(partially) as to England |
1.4.2000 |
2000/340 |
(partially) as to Scotland |
14.7.2000, 1.1.2001 |
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(partially) as to Wales |
15.9.2001 |
2001/3211 |
(partially) as to Scotland |
1.4.2003 |
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1.1.2005 |
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(partially) as to England and Wales |
15.5.2006 |
2006/934 |
Section 120(2) and Schedule 23 (partially) |
1.4.1996 and 1.1.1999 |
1995/1983 and 1996/186 |
Section 120(3) and Schedule 24 (partially) |
21.9.1995 |
1995/1983 |
1.11.1995 |
1995/2765 |
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1.2.1996 |
1996/186 |
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1.4.1996 |
1996/2560 |
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31.12.1996 |
1996/2857 |
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1.1.1997 |
1996/2909 |
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1.4.1997 |
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1.1.1999 |
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(partially) as to England |
1.4.2000 |
2000/340 |
(partially) as to Scotland |
14.7.2000 |
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(partially) as to Wales |
15.9.2001 |
2001/3211 |
(partially) as to Scotland |
1.1.2005 |
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(partially) as to England and Wales |
15.5.2006 |
2006/934 |
Section 120(4) to (6) |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
Sections 121 to 124 |
28.7.1995 |
1995/1983 |
(1) 1995 c.25("the 1995 Act"). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
(2) 1990 c.43.
(3) Paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act was repealed by Part 13 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law Repeals Act 2004 (c.14).
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