Pollution Prevention and Control Bill

House of Commons

Session 1998-99
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Pollution Prevention and Control Bill

This is the text of the Pollution Prevention and Control Bill, as amended in Committee in the House of Commons and printed on 22nd June 1999.

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, are published separately as HC Bill 107- EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Prescott has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Pollution Prevention and Control Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.

Pollution Prevention and Control Bill

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

Clause

1. General purpose and definitions.

2. Regulation of polluting activities.

3. Prevention etc. of pollution after accidents involving offshore installations.

4. Application to Wales and Scotland.

5. Consequential amendments and repeals.

6. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES:

    Schedule 1 - Particular purposes for which provision may be made under section 2.

    Part I - List of purposes.

    Part II - Supplementary provisions.

    Schedule 2 - Consequential amendments.

    Schedule 3 - Repeals.

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Prepared 23 June 1999