Environment Act 1995 : Chapter 25.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
[1995]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Environment Act 1995 : Chapter 25. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which is continued in force by virtue of section 17(2) above shall be treated, on and after that date, for the remainder of the period for which he would, under the terms of his appointment, have held office in relation to the local flood defence committee— (a) as if he had been appointed as such under this section by the regional flood defence committee or, as the case may be, by or on behalf of that council; and (b) in the case of the chairman, as if he were a member of the regional flood defence committee. (8) The councils of every county, county borough, metropolitan district or London borough any part of which is in a local flood defence district shall be the constituent councils for the local flood defence committee for that district, and the Common Council of the City of London shall be a constituent council for the local flood defence committee of any local flood defence district which comprises any part of the City. (9) In this section “old regional committee” means a regional flood defence committee for the purposes of section 9 of the 1991 Act. 19. Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect in relation to regional flood defence committees and local flood defence committees. CHAPTER II THE SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY Establishment of SEPA 20.—(1) There shall be a body to be known as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (in this Act referred to as “SEPA”), for the purpose of carrying out the functions transferred or assigned to it by or under this Act. (2) Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect with respect to SEPA. Transfer of functions, property etc. to SEPA 21.—(1) On the transfer date there shall by virtue of this section be transferred to SEPA— (a) the functions of river purification authorities, that is to say— (i) their functions with respect to water resources under or by virtue of Part III of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1951 (in this Part referred to as “the 1951 Act”) and Part II of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991; (ii) their functions with respect to water pollution under or by virtue of Part III of the 1951 Act, the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act 1965 and Part II of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; (iii) their functions as enforcing authority, in relation to releases of substances into the environment, under or by virtue of Part I of the 1990 Act; (iv) their functions with respect to flood warning systems under or by virtue of Part VI of the Agriculture Act 1970; and PART I CHAPTER I Membership and proceedings of flood defence committees. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Transfer of functions to SEPA. 1951 c. 66. 1991 c. 28. 1965 c. 13. 1974 c. 40. 1970 c. 40.
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