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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Control of Pollution Act 1974

1974 CHAPTER 40

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Waste on land

    1. Waste disposal arrangements

      1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Waste disposal plans

      1. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Licensing of disposal of controlled waste

      1. 3. Prohibition of unlicensed disposal of waste

      2. 4. Provisions supplementary to s. 3

      3. 5. Licences to dispose of waste

      4. 6. Provisions supplementary to s. 5

      5. 7. Variation of conditions and revocation of licences

      6. 8. Transfer and relinquishment of licences

      7. 9. Supervision of licensed activities

      8. 10. Appeals to Secretary of State from decisions with respect to licences

      9. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Collection and disposal of controlled waste

      1. 12. Collection of waste

      2. 13. Dustbins etc (E+W)

      3. 13. Dustbins etc (S)

      4. 14. Disposal of waste in England and Wales

      5. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 16. Removal of waste deposited in breach of licensing provisions

      7. 17. Special provisions with respect to certain dangerous or intractable waste

    5. Waste other than controlled waste

      1. 18. Application of preceding provisions to other waste

      2. 19. Powers of disposal authorities as respects other waste

    6. Reclamation etc. of waste

      1. 20. Reclamation of waste

      2. 21. Production of heat and electricity from waste etc

    7. Street cleaning and litter

      1. 22. Street cleaning etc

      2. 23. Prohibition of parking to facilitate street cleaning

      3. 24. Litter

    8. Supplemental

      1. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 26. Outfall pipes for sewage disposal works

      3. 27. Interference with refuse tips and dustbins etc

      4. 28. Supplementary provisions relating to pipes

      5. 29. Modification of Parts I and II to avoid duplication of control

      6. 30. Interpretation etc. of Part I

  2. [ F1Part IA

    Abandoned Mines

    1. 30Y. Introductory

    2. 30Z. Mine operators to give SEPA six months’ notice of any proposed abandonment

  3. Part II

    Pollution of water

    1. General provisions

      1. 30A. Waters to which Part II applies

      2. 30B. Classification of quality waters

      3. 30C. Water quality objectives

      4. 30D. General duties to achieve and maintain objectives etc

      5. 30E. Consultation and collaboration

    2. Control of entry of polluting matter and effluents into water

      1. 30F. Pollution offences

      2. 30G. Prohibition of certain discharges by notice or regulations

      3. 30H. Discharges into and from sewers etc

      4. 30I. Defence to principal offences in respect of authorised discharges

      5. 30J. Other defences to principal offences

    3. Control of entry of polluting matter and effluents into water

      1. 31. Control of pollution of rivers and coastal waters etc

      2. 31A. Requirements to take precautions against pollution

      3. 31B. Nitrate sensitive areas

      4. 31C. Registering of agreement

      5. 31D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 33. Control of sanitary appliances on vessels

    4. Consents for discharges

      1. 34. Consents for discharges of trade and sewage effluent etc

      2. 35. Reference to Secretary of State of certain applications for consent

      3. 36. Provisions supplementary to ss. 34 and 35

      4. 37. Revocation of consents and alteration and imposition of conditions

      5. 38. Restriction on variation and revocation of consent and of previous variation

      6. 38A. General review of consents

      7. 39. Appeals to the Secretary of State

      8. 40. Transitional provisions relating to consent

    5. Ancillary provisions relating to control of discharges

      1. 41. Registers

      2. 42A. Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security

      3. 42B. Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information

    6. Control of discharges of trade effluent into public sewers

      1. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 46. Operations by SEPA to remedy or forestall pollution of water

      2. 46A. Notices requiring persons to carry out anti-pollution operations

      3. 46B. Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry etc

      4. 46C. Appeals against works notices

      5. 46D. Consequences of not complying with a works notice

      6. 47. Duty of water authorities to deal with waste from vessels etc

      7. 48. Power of water authorities to exclude unregistered vessels from rivers etc

      8. 49. Deposits and vegetation in rivers etc

      9. 49A. Enforcement notices as respects discharge consents

      10. 49B. Appeals against enforcement notices

      11. 50. Investigation of water pollution problems arising from closure of mines

      12. 51. Codes of good agricultural practice

      13. 52. Charges in respect of certain discharges in England and Wales

      14. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. Supplemental

      1. 55.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 55A. Regulations under this Part

      3. 56. Interpretation etc. of Part II

  4. Part III

    Noise

    1. Periodical inspections by local authorities

      1. 57. Periodical inspections by local authorities

    2. Summary proceedings to deal with noise

      1. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 58A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 58B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 59A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Construction sites

      1. 60. Control of noise on construction sites

      2. 61. Prior consent for work on construction sites

    4. Noise in streets

      1. 62. Noise in streets (E+W+S)

      2. 62. Noise in streets (E+W+S)

    5. Noise abatement zones

      1. 63. Designation of zones

      2. 64. Register of noise levels

      3. 65. Noise exceeding registered level

      4. 66. Reduction of noise levels

      5. 67. New buildings etc

    6. Noise from plant or machinery

      1. 68. Noise from plant or machinery

    7. Supplemental

      1. 69. Execution of works by local authority

      2. 70. Appeals to Secretary of State and magistrates’ court

      3. 71. Codes of practice for minimising noise

      4. 72.“Best practicable means”

      5. 73. Interpretation and other supplementary provisions (E+W)

      6. 73. Interpretation and other supplementary provisions (S)

      7. 74. Penalties

  5. F1Part IV

  6. Part V

    Supplementary provisions

    1. Legal proceedings

      1. 85. Appeals to Crown Court or Court of Session against decisions of magistrates’ court or sheriff

      2. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 87. Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal proceedings

      4. 88. Civil liability for contravention of s. 3(3)

    2. Financial provisions

      1. 89. Expenses and receipts of Secretary of State etc

      2. 90. Establishment charges and interest in respect of certain expenses of authorities

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 91. Rights of entry and inspection etc

      2. 92. Provisions supplementary to s. 91

      3. 93. Power of authorities to obtain information

      4. 94. Prohibition of disclosure of information

      5. 95. Service of documents on and by certain undertakers

      6. 96. Local inquiries

      7. 97. Default powers

      8. 98. Interpretation of Part V

  7. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and general

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 99. Alteration of penalties

      2. 100.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 101. Disposal of waste etc by Atomic Energy Authority

      4. 102. Power to give effect to international agreements

      5. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. General

      1. 104. Orders and regulations

      2. 105. Interpretation etc—general (E+W)

      3. 105. Interpretation etc—general (S)

      4. 106. General application to Scotland

      5. 107. Application to Isles of Scilly

      6. 108. Minor and consequential amendments of enactments, and repeals

      7. 109. Short title, commencement and extent

  8. SCHEDULE 1

    Noise Abatement Zones

  9. SCHEDULE 1A

    Orders Designating Nitrate Sensitive Areas: Scotland

  10. SCHEDULE 2

    Alteration of penalties

  11. SCHEDULE 3

    Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

  12. SCHEDULE 4

    Repeals

An Act to make further provision with respect to waste disposal, water pollution, noise, atmospheric pollution and public health; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[31st July 1974]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Power to transfer certain functions conferred (E.W.) by Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22, SIF 100:1), s. 7(3)(a)(4)(g)

Transfer of certain functions (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(c) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

C2Act: Transfer of functions (except s. 102(2)) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Extent Information

E1Act applies to Great Britain with exceptions, see s. 109.

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