The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations 1991

UK Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 324 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

2revoked

Made: 22 February 1991
In force from: 1 September 1991
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
Made under: Water Act 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations require persons with custody or control of a crop being made into silage, livestock slurry or certain fuel oil to carry out works and take precautions and other steps for preventing pollution of waters which are controlled waters for the purposes of Part III of the Water Act 1989. The Regulations provide exemptions from their requirements and for the loss of those exemptions in certain circumstances. They also confer a right of appeal to the Secretary of State and provide that contravention of certain regulations is a criminal offence. Copies of the documents published by the British Standards Institution referred to in the Regulations may be obtained from any of the sales outlets of the British Standards Institution or by post from the British Standards Institution, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LE (Telephone number: Milton Keynes (STD 0908) 220022).

Offences created by this instrument

A person who contravenes regulation 3(1) or (2), 4(1) or 5(1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable— a on… regulation 12(1) · Revoked · Strict liability
A person who contravenes regulation 11 above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine… regulation 12(2) · Revoked · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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How Parliament handled it

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