Removal of duty to conduct further air quality assessmentsE+W
7E+WIn the Environment Act 1995, in section 84 (duties of local authorities in relation to designated areas)—
(a)omit subsection (1) (duty of local authority to cause further assessment to be made in relation to air quality in designated air quality management area);
(b)in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “to” at the beginning of paragraph (b) substitute “ Where an order under section 83 above comes into operation, the local authority which made the order shall ”.
8(1)The following amendments are made in consequence of paragraph 7.E+W
(2)In the Environment Act 1995—
(a)in section 86(2)(b), omit “or 84”;
(b)in section 91(1), in the definition of “action plan”, for “84(2)(b)” substitute “ 84(2) ”;
(c)in Schedule 11, in paragraphs 1(1)(b) and 4(2)(b), omit “or 84”.