Air Pollution Act 1987
Notification of incident causing air pollution.
29. — (1) The occupier of any premises, other than a private dwelling, shall as soon as practicable after the occurrence of any incident which may cause air pollution notify the relevant local authority of the incident.
(2) In this section “ incident ” includes an accidental emission.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C34
Application of section extended (27.05.1996) by Environmental Protection Agency (Extension of Powers) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 126 of 1996), art. 15, in effect as per art. 2.
13. Section 29 of the Act of 1987 shall apply to the Agency in addition to the local authority for the purposes of the prevention and limitation, or the remedying of the effects, as the case may be, of air pollution from an activity, other than an activity to which section 99 (2) of the Act applies, in respect of which a licence or revised licence under Part IV of the Act is in force.
14. For the purposes of article 13, anything required to be done in relation to a local authority under section 29 of the Act of 1987 shall be done in relation to the Agency in addition to the local authority.
15. For the purposes of articles 13 and 14, for the reference to "local authority" in section 29 of the Act of 1987 there shall be substituted the following—
"local authority, and in the case of an incident in connection with an activity in respect of which a licence or revised licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 is in force, the Environmental Protection Agency,"
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C35
Application of section extended (1.08.1994) by Environmental Protection Agency (Extension of Powers) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 206 of 1994), art. 15, in effect as per art. 2.
13. Section 29 of the Act of 1987 shall apply to the Agency in addition to the local authority for the purposes of the prevention and limitation, or the remedying of the effects, as the case may be, of air pollution from an activity, other than an activity to which section 99 (2) of the Act applies, in respect of which a licence or revised licence under Part IV of the Act is in force.
14. For the purposes of article 13, anything required to be done in relation to a local authority under section 29 of the Act of 1987 shall be done in relation to the Agency in addition to the local authority.
15. For the purposes of articles 13 and 14, for the reference to "local authority" in section 29 of the Act of 1987 there shall be substituted the following—
"local authority, and in the case of an incident in connection with an activity in respect of which a licence or revised licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 is in force, the Environmental Protection Agency,"
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