79 Statutory nuisances and inspections therefor
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1990 c 43) | Legislation

Part III Statutory Nuisances and Clean Air

Statutory nuisances . . .

79  Statutory nuisances and inspections therefor

(1)     [Subject to subsections [(1ZA)] to (6A) below] , the following matters constitute “statutory nuisances” for the purposes of this Part, that is to say—

(a)     any premises in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

(b)     smoke emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

(c)     fumes or gases emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

(d)     any dust, steam, smell or other effluvia arising on industrial, trade or business premises and being prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

(e)     any accumulation or deposit which is prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

[(ea)     any water covering land or land covered with water which is in such a state as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;]

(f)     any animal kept in such a place or manner as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance;

[(fa)     any insects emanating from relevant industrial, trade or business premises and being prejudicial to health or a nuisance;]

[(faa)     any insects emanating from premises and being prejudicial

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