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Written question asked by Laura Sandys (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2014. It was answered by Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 17 October 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Clean Air Act 1993

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which local authorities penalties have been issued for breaches of the Clean Air Act 1993 since May 2010.

Answer

The Clean Air Act includes fines for various offences to be enforced by local authorities through the magistrate courts. It does not provide for enforcement on local authorities. As the regulators, records of these should be held by local authorities. There is no requirement in the Act for local authorities to notify Defra of fines levied. Therefore, the department does not hold data for offences recorded as issued by local authorities for companies or private individuals.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
209923
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Enforcement Local government
Legislation
Clean Air Act 1993
Link
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