The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 656 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 11 March 1992
In force from: 1 June 1992
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under: Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990

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 are made under the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990. That Act provides that the presence of or above the controlled quantity of a hazardous substance on, over or under land, requires hazardous substances consent. These Regulations set out— 1 the list of substances which are hazardous substances for the purposes of the 1990 Act and the controlled quantities of those substances; 2 exemptions from the need for hazardous substances consent; 3 the procedure to be followed for an application for hazardous substances consent; 4 the procedure to be followed on a claim for deemed hazardous substances consent and the conditions which will apply to such consents in addition to those set out in the 1990 Act; 5 the enforcement of hazardous substances control procedure; 6 the form of the consents register required under the 1990 Act; 7 the fee required in connection with an application for hazardous substances consent; 8 certain other miscellaneous provisions relating to hazardous substances control.

Offences created by this instrument

Any person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the exercise of powers under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an… SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Where a person is in breach of a hazardous substances contravention notice he shall be guilty of an offence SCHEDULE 4 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not

What Parliament said about it

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Planning Regulations (Hazardous Substances) Commons · Written Statements · 24 March 2005 · The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)
I am announcing today the publication of a consultation document on draft regulations to amend the town and country planning regulations that give effect to the land use planning requirements of council directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances, as amended by directive 2003/105/EC. Amendments are proposed to the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No 656) and the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999 No 3280). The main change is an amendment to schedule 1 of the Planning…
Liquefied Natural Gas (Canvey Island) Commons · Commons Chamber · 20 November 2006 · The Minister for Science and Innovation (Malcolm Wicks)
I start in the traditional but sincere way by congratulating the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink)—indeed, the hon. Member for Canvey Island—on securing this topical and timely debate. The main thrust of his comments were about safety and I shall spend most of my time addressing those. However, we should put the matter in a wider context. The hon. Gentleman mentioned, albeit fleetingly because of the time, the national interest. I need to comment on that. People from Canvey Island are shrewd, and they are shrewd enough to know that the energy must come from somewhere. We all expect…

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