29 Preliminary
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1990 c 43) | Legislation

Part II Waste on Land

Preliminary

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(1)     The following provisions have effect for the interpretation of this Part.

[(1A)     “Appropriate person†means—

(a)     in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)     in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.]

(2)     The “environment†consists of all, or any, of the following media, namely land, water and the air.

(3)     “Pollution of the environment†means pollution of the environment due to the release or escape (into any environmental medium) from—

(a)     the land on which controlled waste [or extractive waste] is treated,

(b)     the land on which controlled waste [or extractive waste] is kept,

(c)     the land in or on which controlled waste [or extractive waste] is deposited,

(d)     fixed plant by means of which controlled waste [or extractive waste] is treated, kept or disposed of,

of substances or articles constituting or resulting from the waste and capable (by reason of the quantity or concentrations involved) of causing harm to man or any other living organisms supported by the environment.

(4)

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