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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    Other functions etc. of SEPA 24.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, any person proposing to carry out drainage works shall— (a) before commencing such works, consult SEPA as to precautions to be taken to prevent pollution to controlled waters as a result of the works; and (b) in carrying out such works, take account of SEPA’s views. (2) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, prescribe types of drainage works in relation to which subsection (1) above shall not apply. (3) In this section, “drainage works” has the same meaning as in the Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958 and “controlled waters” has the same meaning as in the Control of Pollution Act 1974. 25.—(1) Without prejudice to section 92 of the Agriculture Act 1970 (provision of flood warning systems), SEPA shall have the function of assessing, as far as it considers it appropriate, the risk of flooding in any area of Scotland. y (2) If requested by a planning authority to do so, SEPA shall, on the basis of such information as it holds with respect to the risk of flooding in any part of the authority’s area, provide the authority with advice as to such risk. 26.—(1) The Secretary of State may authorise SEPA, for the purpose of any of its functions, to purchase land compulsorily. (2) The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under this section as if this section had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act and, in relation to such purchase of land, SEPA shall be treated as if it were a local authority within the meaning of that Act. 27.—(1) Where, with a view to performing a function conferred on it by any enactment, SEPA considers that it ought to have information connected with any land, it may serve on one or more of the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below a notice— (a) specifying the land, the function and the enactment; and (b) requiring the recipient of the notice to furnish to SEPA, within such period of not less than 14 days from the date of service of the notice as is specified in the notice— (i) the nature of his interest in the land; and (ii) the name and address of each person whom he believes is, as respects the land, a person mentioned in subsection (2) below. (2) The persons referred to 1n subsection (1) above are— (a) the occupier of the land; (b) any person— (i) who has an interest in the land as owner, creditor in a heritable security or lessee; or PART I CHAPTER IIT Consultation with respect to drainage works. 1958 c. 24. 1974 c. 40. Assessing flood risk. 1970 c. 40. Power of SEPA to purchase land compulsorily. 1947 c. 42. Power of SEPA to obtain information about land.
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