Part IIIStatutory Nuisances and Clean Air
7 provisions
- EPA 1990 s. 79 Statutory nuisances EPA 1990 s. 79 defines statutory nuisances: smoke, noise, smells, light, animals, accumulations, etc. Council duty to inspect.
- EPA 1990 s. 80 Section 80 Environmental Protection Act 1990: abatement notices and appeals Section 80 EPA 1990: once satisfied a statutory nuisance exists the council must serve an abatement notice. Who it is served on, the 21-day appeal, and the offence.
- EPA 1990 s. 80A Abatement notice for noise in street Abatement notice for noise in street: can be fixed to unattended vehicle; copy within hour; time extension; appeal; offence for removing. EPA 1990 s. 80A.
- EPA 1990 s. 81 Council works in default & cost recovery Where an abatement notice is not complied with, local authorities can abate the nuisance, recover expenses from the owner, or bring High Court proceedings.
- EPA 1990 s. 81A Expenses charge on premises Local authority can recover expenses under s.81(4) as a charge on premises with interest, and owner may appeal to county court within 21 days (EPA 1990 s. 81A).
- EPA 1990 s. 82 Three or twenty-one days' notice Section 82 EPA 1990: three days' notice for noise, twenty-one for other nuisances. Magistrates can order abatement, prohibit use, impose fine up to level 5.
- EPA 1990 s. 84 Offensive trades: end of PH Act controls – EPA 1990 s.84 Offensive trade under PH Act 1936 ceasing to be regulated under that Act when also a prescribed process requiring EPA Part I authorisation.