Section 57(2)

Where it appears to a local authority that any land outside, but adjoining or adjacent to, its area is in such a condition, by reason of substances in, on or under the land, that significant harm is being caused, or there is a significant possibility of such harm being caused, or that pollution of controlled waters is being, or is likely to be, caused within its area— but this subsection is without prejudice to the functions of the local authority in whose area the land is in fact situated. the authority may, in exercising its functions under this Part, treat that land as if it were land situated within its area; and except in this subsection, any reference— shall be construed accordingly; to land within the area of a local authority, or to the local authority in whose area any land is situated,

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30