Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156
Historical version for 17 July 2009 to 17 December 2009 (accessed 22 May 2013 at 06:39) Current version

186   Extension of Chapter to other environment protection legislation

This Chapter extends to the exercise of powers in connection with the following legislation:
(a)  Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 and the regulations under that Act,
(b)  Ozone Protection Act 1989 and the regulations under that Act,
(b1)  Pesticides Act 1999 and the regulations under that Act,
(b2)  Radiation Control Act 1990 and the regulations under that Act,
(c)  any repealed provision of any Act or regulation amended or repealed by this Act, in respect to offences committed against the Act or regulation before its repeal or in respect of any other matter that continues to have any force or effect (except as provided by or by regulations under Schedule 5),
(d)  any provision of the Pesticides Act 1978 in respect of offences committed under that Act (before its repeal by the Pesticides Act 1999) or in respect of any other matter that continues to have any force or effect (except as provided by regulations under Schedule 5 or under Schedule 2 to the Pesticides Act 1999).

Accordingly, a reference in this Chapter to this Act or the regulations includes a reference to each of those Acts or regulations.

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