Bill · started in the Commons
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment) Bill
A Bill to amend Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the duties, powers and functions of waste regulation authorities concerning the unauthorised deposit of controlled waste on land; and for connected purposes
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 March 2008 by Mr Bernard Jenkin (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would amend Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the functions of waste regulation authorities concerning fly-tipped waste. </p><p> </p><p>It would place a duty on the Environment Agency or the relevant local authority to remove waste if the landowner had not knowingly caused or permitted the waste to be deposited and to investigate incidents of fly-tipping.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 11 Mar 2008
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Oct 2008.