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Answer

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many defendants have been proceeded against at magistrates courts in each year since 1997 under (a) section 1, (b) section 5, (c) section 6, (d) section 7 and (e) any section of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; [192325] (2) how many defendants have been proceeded against at magistrates courts in each year since 1997 under (a) section 60, (b) section 61, (c) section 62, (d) section 93 and (e) any section of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; [192326] (3) how many defendants have been proceeded against at magistrates courts in each year since 1997 under (a) section 110(2)(a), (b) section 110(2)(b), (c) section 110(2)(c), (d) section 110(4)(a), (e) section 110(4)(b) and (f) any section of the Environment Act 1995; [192327] (4) how many defendants have been proceeded against at magistrates courts in each year since 1997 under the Clean Air Act 1993. [192328] Paul Goggins: Statistics for defendants proceeded against at the magistrates' courts 1997 to 2002, for offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Control of Pollution Act 1974, Environmental 1995 and the Clean Air Act 1993 are shown in the attached table. Statistics for 2003 will be published in November. Number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates' courts for certain offences, England and Wales, 1997 to 2002 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Offence Statute 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Protection of wild birds Wildlife and 60 48 42 33 53 29 Protection of nest and eggs Countryside of wild birds Act 1981 S.1 Prohibition of certain Wildlife and 8 3 7 5 2 4 methods of killing or Countryside taking wild birds Act 1981 S.5 Sale etc of live or dead Countryside 2 3 2 4 1 -- wild birds, eggs, etc Act 1981 S.6 Registration etc of certain Countryside 2 -- 2 2 -- 2 captive birds Act 1981 S.7 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Summary offences2 other 11 5 9 6 10 10 sections Either way offences Wildlife and -- -- 2 1 2 -- Countryside Act 1981-- other sections Control of noise on Control of 29 35 32 68 33 15 construction sites. Pollution Act 1974 S.60 Applicant failing to obtain Control of 3 1 1 -- 1 -- consent etc. to work on Pollution Act construction site, or to 1974 S.61 bring notice of other person. Operation of a loud speaker Control of 34 32 69 13 5 9 in a street Pollution Act 1974 S.62 Fail to comply with a Control of 4 3 -- -- -- -- notice, or fail to furnish Pollution Act information or false 1974 S.93 as information amended by Environment Act 1995 Sch 19 para 1(3) Summary Pollution Offences2 Control of -- -- -- -- -- -- Pollution Act 1974-- other sections Either way offences Control of 3 1 -- 1 -- -- Pollution Act 1974-- other sections S.110(2)(a) Fail to comply with any Environment 2 4 -- 4 3 2 requirements of S.108 which Act 1995 specifies the powers of S.110(2)(a) enforcing authorities and persons authorised by them Fail or refuse to provide Environment -- 3 -- -- 2 1 facilities, assistance, Act 1995 information or to permit S.110(2)(b) any inspection reasonably required by an authorised person in the execution of his powers or duties under A.108 Preventing any person Environment 1 5 -- 1 -- -- appearing before or from Act 1995 answering any question put S.110 (2)(c) by an authorised person under S.108(4) Obstructing an authorised Environment -- -- -- 2 1 -- person in the execution of Act 1995 his powers under S.109 S.110 (4)(a) Obstructing an authorised Environment 2 2 1 -- 1 2 person in the execution of Act 1995 his powers S.110 (4)(b) Offences relating to public Clean Air Act 43 52 35 19 17 13 health as caused by air 1993 pollution Cable burning Clean Air Act 1 -- 3 5 3 -- 1993 S.33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = Information is not available 1 These data are on the principal offence basis 2 These offences are coded with a number of other offences, and cannot be separately identified

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c1278-80W; 192325;192326;192327;192328

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Air pollution Environment protection Protection Pollution Prosecutions Nature conservation Pollution control Magistrates' courts

Legislation

Clean Air Act 1993

Control of Pollution Act 1974

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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