UK Act of Parliament 1990 United Kingdom

Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990

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Local Authority

What's here

16 compliance obligations · 1 statutory instrument

Penalty landscape

1 of 16 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 13 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

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  • Any Person 4

Plus 12 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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s.021

Determination by the Welsh Ministers of procedure for certain proceedings

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must determine the procedure for hazardous substance appeals Crown / Minister / Government department
s.023

Offences.

Unlimited fine
  • Breach hazardous substances control or consent conditions Any Person
s.028

Registers etc.

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must maintain a public register of hazardous substances Local authority
s.030

Enforcement in relation to the Crown

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must obtain Crown consent for enforcement on Crown land Local authority
s.030

References to an interest in land

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Crown and Duchy land interests must be represented by the appropriate authority Crown / Minister / Government department
s.036

Rights of entry: supplementary provisions.

2 years imprisonment
  • Obstructing a right of entry or disclosing trade secrets Any Person
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s.006

(1) If the Secretary of State is considering giving a...

s.021

Determination by Secretary of State of procedure for certain proceedings

s.024

Variation of hazardous substances contravention notices.

s.026

Fees for consent applications.

s.026

Injunctions.

s.030

Application to the Crown

s.030

Crown application: transitional

s.031

Applications for hazardous substances consent by Crown

s.036

Warrants to enter land.

s.036

Rights of entry: Crown land

s.determination of appeals by person appointed by se

Determination of Appeals by Person Appointed by Secretary of State

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

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Local Authority

Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)

Local councils enforce food safety (via Environmental Health Officers), issue alcohol licences, grant planning permission, and regulate certain business activities at local …

Connected legislation

1 statutory instrument

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Secondary legislation (1)

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