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EA 1995 — Environment Act 1995

law · United Kingdom · ukpga/1995/25

3099 provisions

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1 The Environment Agency.
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2 Transfer of functions to the Agency.
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3 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Agency.
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4 Principal aim and objectives of the Agency.
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5 General functions with respect to pollution control.
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6 General provisions with respect to water.
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7 General environmental and recreational duties.
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8 Environmental duties with respect to sites of special interest.
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9 Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
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9A Duty of the Agency to cooperate with the Natural Resources Body for Wales
10 Incidental functions of the Agency and the Natural Resources Body for Wales.
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11 Advisory committee for Wales.
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12 Environment protection advisory committees.
13 Regional and local fisheries advisory committees.
14 Regional flood defence committees.
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15 Composition of regional flood defence committees.
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16 Change of composition of regional flood defence committee.
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16A Power to alter composition of regional flood defence committees in Wales
16B Effect of order under section 16A
17 Local flood defence schemes and local flood defence committees.
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18 Composition of local flood defence committees.
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18A Power to revoke local flood defence schemes
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19 Membership and proceedings of flood defence committees.
20 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
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20A General purpose of SEPA
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21 Transfer of functions to SEPA.
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22 Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to SEPA.
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23 Functions of staff commission.
24 Consultation with respect to drainage works.
25 Assessing flood risk.
26 Power of SEPA to purchase land compulsorily.
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27 Power of SEPA to obtain information about land.
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28 Power of SEPA to promote or oppose private legislation.
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29 Procedure relating to making of byelaws.
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30 Records held by SEPA.
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31 Guidance on SEPA's general purpose and on sustainable development and other aims and objectives.
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32 General environmental and recreational duties.
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33 General duties as respects the state of the environment and effects of pollution.
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34 General duties with respect to water.
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35 Environmental duties as respects Natural Heritage Areas and sites of special interest.
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36 Codes of practice with respect to environmental and recreational duties.
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37 Incidental general functions.
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38 Delegation of functions by Ministers etc. to the new Agencies.
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39 General duty of the new Agencies Agency to have regard to costs and benefits in exercising powers.
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40 Ministerial directions to the new Agencies.
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41 Power to make schemes imposing charges.
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41A Charges in respect of the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
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41B Charging schemes in respect of abstraction and impounding licences: joint charging schemes
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41C Charging schemes in respect of abstraction and impounding licences: cross-border arrangements
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42 Approval of charging schemes.
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43 Incidental power of the new Agencies to impose charges.
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44 General financial duties.
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45 Accounts and records.
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46 Audit.
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46A Audit: SEPA
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47 Grants to the new Agencies.
48 Borrowing powers.
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49 Government loans to the new Agencies.
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50 Government guarantees of a new Agency’s borrowing.
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51 Provision of information by the new Agencies.
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52 Annual report.
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53 Inquiries and other hearings.
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54 Appearance in legal proceedings.
55 Continuity of exercise of functions: the new Agencies.
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56 Interpretation of Part I.
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57 Contaminated land.
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58 Abandoned mines: England and Wales.
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59 Abandoned mines: Scotland.
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60 Amendments to sections 89 and 161 of the Water Resources Act 1991.
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78A Preliminary.
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78B Identification of contaminated land.
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78C Identification and designation of special sites.
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78D Referral of special site decisions to the Secretary of State.
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78E Duty of enforcing authority to require remediation of contaminated land etc.
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78F Determination of the appropriate person to bear responsibility for remediation.
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78G Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry etc.
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78H Restrictions and prohibitions on serving remediation notices.
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78J Restrictions on liability relating to the pollution of controlled waters.
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78K Liability in respect of contaminating substances which escape to other land.
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78L Appeals against remediation notices.
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78M Offences of not complying with a remediation notice.
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78N Powers of the enforcing authority to carry out remediation.
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78P Recovery of, and security for, the cost of remediation by the enforcing authority.
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78Q Special sites.
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78R Registers.
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78S Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security.
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78T Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information.
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78U Reports by the appropriate Agency on the state of contaminated land.
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78V Site-specific guidance by the appropriate Agency concerning contaminated land.
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78W The appropriate Agency to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State.
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78Y Application to the Isles of Scilly.
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78YA Supplementary provisions with respect to guidance by the Secretary of State.
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78YB Interaction of this Part with other enactments.
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78YC This Part and radioactivity.
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30Z Mine operators to give SEPA six months’ notice of any proposed abandonment.
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91B Mine operators to give the Agency six months’ notice of any proposed abandonment.
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61 Purposes of National Parks.
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62 Duty of certain bodies and persons to have regard to the purposes for which National Parks are designated.
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63 Establishment of National Park authorities.
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64 National Park authorities in Wales.
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65A English National Park authorities: general powers
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65B Boundaries of powers under section 65A
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65C Power to make provision supplemental to section 65A
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66 National Park Management Plans.
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66A National Park Management Plans (England): further provision
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67 National Park authority to be local planning authority.
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68 Planning authority functions under National Parks legislation etc.
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69 Planning authority functions under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
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70 Other statutory functions.
71 National Park authorities to be levying bodies.
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72 National Park grant.
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73 Capital finances and borrowing.
74 Validation of certain grants paid to local authorities in respect of expenditure relating to National Parks.
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75 Powers to make orders.
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76 Agreements as to incidental matters.
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78 Minor and consequential amendments relating to National Parks.
79 Interpretation of Part III.
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80 National air quality strategy.
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80A Duty to report on air quality in England
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82 Local authority reviews.
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83 Designation of air quality management areas.
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84 Duties of Scottish ... local authorities in relation to designated areas.
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85 Reserve powers of the Secretary of State or SEPA.
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85A Duty of air quality partners to co-operate
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91 Interpretation of Part IV.
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92 National waste strategy.
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93 Producer responsibility: general.
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96 Mineral planning permissions
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99 Consultation before making or modifying certain subordinate legislation for England.
100 Meaning of “drainage” in certain enactments.
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101 Grants in connection with drainage works.
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102 Sea fisheries.
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104 Fixed penalty system for certain fisheries offences.
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106 Control of pollution of water in Scotland.
107 Statutory nuisances: Scotland.
108 Powers of enforcing authorities and persons authorised by them.
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109 Power to deal with cause of imminent danger of serious pollution etc.
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109A Power to issue restriction notices: England and Wales
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110D Power to apply enforcement powers in respect of offences
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111 Evidence in connection with certain pollution offences.
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113 Disclosure of information.
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114 Power of Secretary of State to delegate his functions of determining, or to refer matters involved in, appeals.
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119 Stamp duty.
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6
7
A1
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2A
1
2
3
2B
1
2
3
A1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
3A
1
2
3
4
5
4
A1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7
8
1
2
3
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
1
2
11
1
2
12
A1
A2
A3
A4
1
2
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
3
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
2
12
1
2
3
4
5
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
1
2
3
4
15
16
2
17
18
1
2
19
1B
1C
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
0
6
7
1
2
3
8
9
8
1
1
2
2
1
2
2A
2B
3
4
3
4
1
2
5
6
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
5
1
2
6
1
2
3
7
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
3
3A
3B
3C
3D
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
1
2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
13
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
1
2
3
16
17
18
19
1
2
3
4
20
1
2
3
4
5
21
1
2
3
4
22
1
2
3
23
1
2
3
4
5
24
1
2
3
25
26
1
2
3
27
28
29
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
31
32
1
2
3
33
1B
34
1
2
3
4
5
35
36
1
2
3
37
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
38
39
40
41
42
43
4A
44
45
1
2
3
4
46
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
47
48
49
1
2
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
51
1
2
3
4
5
52
9
53
4
54
1
2
3
4
5
55
56
57
1
2
3
4
5
6
58
1
2
3
59
1
2
3
4
5
60
1
2
61
1
2
62
1
2
3
4
63
64
65
3A
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
1
2
3
81
2
82
83
84
85
86
1
2
87
88
1
2
3
4
89
1
2
3
90
91
92
93
1
2
3
4
5
94
95
96
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
97
98
99
100
101
1
2
102
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
1
2
3
4
103
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
104
105
1
2
3
4
106
107
108
1
2
3
109
110
1
2
3
4
5
111
5
6
112
113
1
2
3
114
1
2
3
115
3A
116
117
118
119
120
121
1
2
3
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
1
2
134
1A
135
1
2
136
137
138
139
1
2
3
140
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
141
142
143
144
3
145
4
146
147
1
2
3
148
149
150
1
2
3
151
1
2
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
6
160
161
1
2
3
162
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
163
164
165
4
166
3A
167
168
169
1
2
3
4
5
6
170
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
171
172
1
2
173
1
2
3
4
174
175
176
177
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
1
2
188
189
190
191
192
1
2
193
1
2
194
1
2
195
196
1
2
3
4
5
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
1
2
231
232
1
2
233
1
2
3
4
93A Duty to promote the efficient use of water.
1
2
3
93B Power of Director to impose requirements on water undertakers.
1
2
3
4
5
6
93C Publicity of requirements imposed under section 93B.
1
2
93D Information as to compliance with requirements under section 93B.
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
5
6
8
9
1
2
10
1
2
3
11
12
1
2
3
13
14
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
1
2
17
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
19
1
2
20
21
1
2
22
23
1
2
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