[78C Identification and designation of special sites]
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1990 c 43) | Legislation

[78C  Identification and designation of special sites]

[(1)     If at any time it appears to a local authority that any contaminated land in its area might be land which is required to be designated as a special site, the authority–

(a)     shall decide whether or not the land is land which is required to be so designated; and

(b)     if the authority decides that the land is land which is required to be so designated, shall give notice of that decision to the relevant persons.

(2)     For the purposes of this section, “the relevant persons” at any time in the case of any land are the persons who at that time fall within paragraphs (a) to (d) below, that is to say–

(a)     the appropriate Agency;

(b)     the owner of the land;

(c)     any person who appears to the local authority concerned to be in occupation of the whole or any part of the land; and

(d)     each person who appears to that authority to be an appropriate

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Violent disorder

Violent disorderThe offence of violent disorderViolent disorder can be tried in the magistrates' court or the Crown Court. These offences will normally be dealt with in the Crown Court. However, there may be cases involving minor violence or threats of violence leading to no or minor injury, with

LEXISNEXIS

Repudiation

RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes to the core of the contract and the options or remedies available to an innocent party as a result of the other party’s repudiation, which include

LEXISNEXIS

What is electronic money?

What is electronic money?BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Following IP completion day, key transitional arrangements come to an end and significant

LEXISNEXIS

The supremacy of EU law

The supremacy of EU lawIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements come to an