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The Clean Air Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2.c. 52) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted principally in response to London's Great Smog of 1952.It was sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in England and the Department of Health for Scotland, and was in effect until 1993.
Environmental Protection UK is a UK environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to improve the quality of the local environment - specialising in the subjects of air quality, noise management and land quality. It was formerly known as the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA), changing its name 2007 ...
London also suffered from terrible air pollution, and this culminated in the "Great Smog" of 1952, which in turn triggered a legislative response: the Clean Air Act 1956. The basic regulatory structure was to set limits on emissions for households and business (particularly burning coal ) while an inspectorate would enforce compliance.
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (initialism: EPA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that as of 2008 defines, within England and Wales and Scotland, the fundamental structure and authority for waste management and control of emissions into the environment.
Environmental legislation since 1952, such as the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1954 and the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968, led to a reduction in air pollution. [11] Financial incentives were offered to householders to replace open coal fires with alternatives (such as gas fires), or to burn coke instead, which produces minimal smoke ...
While the 1952 smog had led to the passing of the 1956 Clean Air Act, which restricted the burning of domestic fuels in urban areas with the introduction of smokeless zones, fogs continued to be smoky in London for some years after the act as residents and operators were given time to convert from domestic fuels. The December 1962 smog is ...
Clean Air Act 1956, in the United Kingdom; Clean Air Act (United States), 1963, with later amendments; Clean Air Act 1972, in New Zealand; See also. Air quality law;
Clean Air Act 1956; Clean Air Zone; Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005; Climate Change Act 2008; Climate and Nature Bill; Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009; Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006; Climate Change Committee; Countryside Act 1968