Section 5(5)

In this section, “pollution control powers” and “pollution control functions”, in relation to an appropriate agency, mean respectively its powers or its functions under or by virtue of the following enactments, that is to say— the Alkali, &c, Works Regulation Act 1906; Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989; Parts I, II and IIA of the 1990 Act (integrated pollution control etc, waste on land and contaminated land); Chapter III of Part IV of the Water Industry Act 1991 (special category effluent); Part III and sections 161 to 161D of the 1991 Act (control of pollution of water resources); the Radioactive Substances Act 1993; regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; regulations made by virtue of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, to the extent that the regulations relate to pollution.

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