Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2539 (S.200)

The Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

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1991 No. 2539 (S.200)

PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND

The Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 30(5) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974^[1], as applied by section 56(6) of that Act^[2], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation commencement and extent
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) (Scotland) Regulations 1991, shall come into force on 2nd December 1991 and shall extend to Scotland only.

Interpretation
    2.    In these Regulations-
"the 1960 Act" means the Radioactive Substances Act 1960^[3];
"the 1974 Act" means the Control of Pollution Act 1974; and
"radioactive waste" has the same meaning as in the 1960 Act.

Certain provisions of Part II of the 1974 Act to apply to radioactive waste
    3.    The provisions of the 1974 Act specified in the Schedule to these Regulations^[4] shall have effect, without modification, in relation to any radioactive waste as they have effect in relation to effluent or other matter or substance which is not radioactive waste.

Modification of the 1960 Act
    4.    Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1960 Act is modified by the substitution for paragraph 9B^[5] of the following paragraph:-
    "9B.    Sections 30A, 30B, 30D, 31(1) to (5) and (7) to (10), 31A, 32, 34 to 42, 46, 53, 55 and 56(1) to (4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974." .

Revocations
    5.    The Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) Regulations 1984^[6], so far as still in force, and the Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) Regulations 1985^[7] are hereby revoked.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

7th November 1991

[1] 1974 c. 40. See also the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations" in section 105(1) of the 1974 Act. back

[2] Section 56 was substituted by the Water Act 1989 (c. 15), Schedule 23, paragraph 6. back

[3] 1960 c. 34. back

[4] Sections 30A to 51 and 53 to 56 were substituted by the Water Act 1989, Schedule 23, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6. back

[5] Paragraph 9B was inserted by S.I. 1985/708. back

[6] S.I. 1984/863; regulation 4 of and Schedule 2 to these Regulations were revoked by S.I. 1985/708. back

[7] S.I. 1985/708. back

Explanatory Note