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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales under section 2(8) and (9)(d) and (e) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament and of the Assembly.

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)(b)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2 and 7(9) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999f1.

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales, have in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act consultedf2—

(a)

the Environment Agency;

(b)

such bodies or persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses as they consider appropriate; and

(c)

such other bodies or persons as they consider appropriate.

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament and by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to section 2(8) and (9)(d) and (e) of that Actf3.

The Secretary of State in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 24. Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 2005/925. Paragraph 21A was inserted by section 38 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (c. 33). Paragraph 24 was amended by S.I. 2005/925. Paragraph 25 was amended by section 105(1)(a) and (b) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16). Functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 (except in relation to offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation), so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 3 of S.I. 2005/1958. Those functions were then transferred to the Welsh Ministers by section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006, c. 32.

f2

The requirement in that section to consult the bodies and persons mentioned was transferred from the National Assembly for Wales to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, c. 32. The consultation carried out by the National Assembly for Wales has effect as if it were carried out by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 39(3) of that Schedule to that Act.

f3

The reference in section 2(8) to approval by each House of Parliament has effect in relation to exercise of functions by the Welsh Ministers as if it were a reference to approval by the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of paragraph 33 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006, c. 32.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2Interpretation: general
  4. 3Interpretation: Directives
  5. 4Exempt facilities
  6. 5Interpretation: exempt facilities
  7. 6Interpretation: local authority
  8. 7Interpretation: operate a regulated facility and operator
  9. 8Interpretation: regulated facility and class of regulated facility
  10. 9Interpretation: relevant function
  11. 10Giving notices, notifications and directions, and the submission of forms
  12. Part 2: Environmental Permits
  13. Chapter 1: Application to the Crown and requirement for an environmental permit
  14. 11Application to the Crown
  15. 12Requirement for environmental permit
  16. Chapter 2: Grant of an environmental permit
  17. 13Grant of an environmental permit
  18. 14Content and form of an environmental permit
  19. 15Conditions in relation to certain land
  20. 16Mobile plant operating on the site of another regulated facility: conflict of permit conditions
  21. 17Single site permits etc.
  22. 18Consolidation of an environmental permit
  23. 19Subsistence of an environmental permit
  24. Chapter 3: Variation, transfer, revocation and surrender of an environmental permit
  25. 20Variation of an environmental permit
  26. 21Transfer of an environmental permit
  27. 22Revocation of an environmental permit: general
  28. 23Revocation of an environmental permit: steps to be taken after the revocation takes effect
  29. 24Notification of the surrender of an environmental permit
  30. 25Application for the surrender of an environmental permit
  31. Chapter 4: Standard rules
  32. 26Preparation and revision of standard rules
  33. 27Standard rules as conditions of an environmental permit
  34. 28Notification of revisions of standard rules
  35. 29Revocation of standard rules
  36. 30Variation of an environmental permit: revocation of standard rules
  37. Chapter 5: Appeals in relation to environmental permits
  38. 31Appeals to an appropriate authority
  39. Part 3: Discharge of functions in relation to a regulated facility
  40. 32Discharge of functions
  41. 33Direction to a regulator: discharge of functions by a different regulator
  42. 34Review of environmental permits and inspection of regulated facilities
  43. 35Specific provisions applying to environmental permits
  44. Part 4: Enforcement and offences
  45. 36Enforcement notices
  46. 37Suspension notices
  47. 38Offences
  48. 39Penalties
  49. 40Defences
  50. 41Offences by bodies corporate
  51. 42Enforcement by the High Court
  52. 43Admissibility of evidence
  53. 44Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied
  54. Part 5: Public Registers
  55. 45Interpretation of this Part
  56. 46Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register
  57. 47Exclusion from public registers of information affecting national security
  58. 48Exclusion from public registers of confidential information
  59. 49Procedure if the regulator considers that information may be confidential
  60. 50Duty to determine confidentiality
  61. 51Determination of confidentiality
  62. 52Procedure following a determination
  63. 53Appeals in relation to confidentiality
  64. 54Consequences of an appeal
  65. 55Reconsideration of confidentiality
  66. 56Directions of the appropriate authority in relation to confidentiality
  67. Part 6: Powers and functions of the regulator and the appropriate authority
  68. 57Power of the regulator to prevent or remedy pollution
  69. 58Environment Agency: notices in relation to emissions to water
  70. 59Environment Agency: public participation statement
  71. 60Power to require the provision of information
  72. 61Directions to regulators and exemption registration authorities: general
  73. 62Reference of applications to an appropriate authority
  74. 63Directions to the Agency: installations outside the United Kingdom
  75. 64Guidance to regulators and exemption registration authorities
  76. 65Fees and charges in relation to the exercise of regulator’s functions by local authorities
  77. 66Plans relating to emissions
  78. Part 7: Miscellaneous provisions
  79. Chapter 1: Interpretation
  80. 67Interpretation of this Part
  81. Chapter 2: Further provision – waste and extractive waste
  82. 68Further provision in relation to waste and extractive waste
  83. Chapter 3: Transitional provisions - former enactments
  84. 69Existing permits
  85. 70Site plans not required for existing permits
  86. 71Review of existing groundwater permits
  87. 72Radioactive substances exemption orders
  88. 73Exempt water discharge activities
  89. 74Exempt groundwater activities
  90. 75Transitional applications
  91. 76Transfer notices under former enactments
  92. 77Existing notices under former enactments
  93. 78Outstanding appeals against existing notices
  94. 79Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices
  95. 80Decisions under former enactments
  96. 81Outstanding appeals against decisions under former enactments
  97. 82Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under former enactments
  98. 83Existing directions under former enactments
  99. 84Public registers under former enactments
  100. 85Recovery of expenses for disposal of radioactive waste
  101. Chapter 4: Transitional provisions – the 2007 Regulations and former PPC or waste legislation
  102. 86Existing environmental permits
  103. 87Applications under the 2007 Regulations
  104. 88Applications for grant of PPC permit or waste management licence
  105. 892007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit, other than in relation to landfill
  106. 902007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill
  107. 912007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill: applications determined under the2007 Regulations
  108. 922007 transitional applications not relating to grant of PPC permit
  109. 93Notifications of surrender
  110. 94Existing notices under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
  111. 95Outstanding appeals against existing notices
  112. 96Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices
  113. 97Decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
  114. 98Outstanding appeals against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
  115. 99Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
  116. 100Other existing notices and instruments
  117. 101Existing directions under the 2007 Regulations
  118. 102Public registers
  119. 103Existing exempt waste operations
  120. 104Existing Part A(1) installations
  121. 105Existing mining waste operations
  122. Chapter 5: Savings and consequential provisions
  123. 106Savings
  124. 107Consequential amendments
  125. 108Revocations
  126. 109Repeals
  127. Signature
  128. Schedule 1: Activities, installations and mobile plant
  129. Part 1: Interpretation and application: general
  130. 1Interpretation
  131. 2Activities falling within more than one Part description
  132. 3Application of activities falling within Sections 1.1 to 6.9 of Part 2
  133. 4Capacity: Part A(1) and A(2) descriptions
  134. 5Operation below thresholds: effect on the installation
  135. 6Application of Part B activities: releases into the air
  136. 7References to releases into water
  137. 8References to certain substances
  138. Part 2: Activities
  139. Chapter 1: Energy activities
  140. Combustion activities
  141. Interpretation of Section 1.1
  142. 1Paragraph 1
  143. Interpretation and application of Part A(1)
  144. 1Paragraph 1
  145. 2Paragraph 2
  146. 3Paragraph 3
  147. 4Paragraph 4
  148. 5Paragraph 5
  149. Interpretation and application of Part B
  150. 1Paragraph 1
  151. 2Paragraph 2
  152. SECTION 1.2Gasification, Liquefaction and Refining Activities
  153. Interpretation and application of Part A(1)
  154. 1Paragraph 1
  155. 2Paragraph 2
  156. 3Paragraph 3
  157. Interpretation of Part B
  158. 1Paragraph 1
  159. 2Paragraph 2
  160. Chapter 2: Production and Processing of Metals
  161. Ferrous Metals
  162. Interpretation of Section 2.1
  163. 1Paragraph 1
  164. Non-Ferrous Metals
  165. Interpretation and application of Section 2.2
  166. 1Paragraph 1
  167. 2Paragraph 2
  168. Interpretation of Part A(1)
  169. 1Paragraph 1
  170. Interpretation and application of Part B
  171. 1Paragraph 1
  172. SECTION 2.3Surface Treating Metals and Plastic Materials
  173. Chapter 3: Mineral Industries
  174. SECTION 3.1Production of Cement and Lime
  175. Activities Involving Asbestos
  176. Interpretation of Section 3.2
  177. 1Paragraph 1
  178. SECTION 3.3Manufacturing Glass and Glass Fibre
  179. SECTION 3.4Production of Other Mineral Fibres
  180. SECTION 3.5Other Mineral Activities
  181. Interpretation and application of Part B
  182. 1Paragraph 1
  183. 2Paragraph 2
  184. SECTION 3.6Ceramic Production
  185. Interpretation of Part B
  186. 1Paragraph 1
  187. Chapter 4: The Chemical Industry
  188. Interpretation of Chapter 4
  189. 1Paragraph 1
  190. Organic Chemicals
  191. Interpretation of Section 4.1
  192. 1Paragraph 1
  193. SECTION 4.2Inorganic Chemicals
  194. SECTION 4.3Chemical Fertiliser Production
  195. SECTION 4.4Plant Health Products and Biocides
  196. SECTION 4.5Pharmaceutical Production
  197. SECTION 4.6Explosives Production
  198. SECTION 4.7Manufacturing Activities Involving Carbon Disulphide or Ammonia
  199. SECTION 4.8The Storage of Chemicals in Bulk
  200. Chapter 5: Waste Management
  201. Incineration and Co-incineration of Waste
  202. Interpretation of Section 5.1
  203. 1Paragraph 1
  204. Application of Part B
  205. 1Paragraph 1
  206. SECTION 5.2Disposal of Waste by Landfill
  207. SECTION 5.3Disposal of Waste other than by Incineration or Landfill
  208. Interpretation and application of Part A(1)
  209. 1Paragraph 1
  210. 2Paragraph 2
  211. 3Paragraph 3
  212. SECTION 5.4Recovery of Waste
  213. Interpretation and application of Part A(1)
  214. 1Paragraph 1
  215. 2Paragraph 2
  216. 3Paragraph 3
  217. SECTION 5.5The Production of Fuel from Waste
  218. Chapter 6: Other Activities
  219. SECTION 6.1Paper, Pulp and Board Manufacturing Activities
  220. Interpretation of Part A(1)
  221. 1Paragraph 1
  222. SECTION 6.2Carbon Activities
  223. SECTION 6.3Tar and Bitumen Activities
  224. Interpretation of Part B
  225. 1Paragraph 1
  226. SECTION 6.4Coating Activities, Printing and Textile Treatments
  227. Interpretation and application of Part B
  228. 1Paragraph 1
  229. 2Paragraph 2
  230. 3Paragraph 3
  231. SECTION 6.5The Manufacture of Dyestuffs, Printing Ink and Coating Materials
  232. Interpretation of Part B
  233. 1Paragraph 1
  234. 2Paragraph 2
  235. SECTION 6.6Timber Activities
  236. Interpretation of Part B
  237. 1Paragraph 1
  238. SECTION 6.7Activities Involving Rubber
  239. The Treatment of Animal and Vegetable Matter and Food Industries
  240. Interpretation of Section 6.8
  241. 1Paragraph 1
  242. SECTION 6.9Intensive Farming
  243. SECTION 7SED Activities
  244. Interpretation and application of Part B
  245. 1Paragraph 1
  246. 2Paragraph 2
  247. 3Paragraph 3
  248. Schedule 2: Exempt facilities: general
  249. 1Interpretation: general
  250. 2Interpretation: exemption registration authority
  251. 3Exempt waste operations
  252. 4Exempt water discharge activities
  253. 5Exempt groundwater activities
  254. 6Procedure for registering an exempt facility
  255. 7Register of exempt facilities
  256. 8Duty to remove entries from the register
  257. 9Exclusion from the register of information affecting national security
  258. 10Restrictions on registering exempt waste operations carried on at the same place
  259. 11Fee for registration relating to WEEE operations
  260. 12Validity of registration of waste operations
  261. 13Changes to relevant particulars relating to waste operations
  262. 14Record keeping for exempt waste operations
  263. 15Periodic inspections of establishments and undertakings
  264. Schedule 3: Exempt facilities: descriptions and conditions
  265. Part 1: Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)
  266. Chapter 1: Interpretation of Part 1
  267. 1Interpretation
  268. Chapter 2: Use of waste
  269. Introductory
  270. 1Paragraph 1
  271. 2Paragraph 2
  272. 3Paragraph 3
  273. Descriptions and specific conditions
  274. 1Use of waste in construction (U1)
  275. 2Use of baled end-of-life tyres in construction (U2)
  276. 3Use of waste in the construction of entertainment or educational installations etc (U3)
  277. 4Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance (U4)
  278. 5Use of waste derived biodiesel as fuel (U5)
  279. 6Use of sludge for the purposes of re-seeding a waste water treatment plant (U6)
  280. 7Use of effluent to clean a highway gravel bed (U7)
  281. 8Use of waste for a specified purpose (U8)
  282. 9Use of waste to manufacture finished goods (U9)
  283. 10Spreading waste on agricultural land to confer benefit (U10)
  284. 11Spreading waste on non-agricultural land to confer benefit (U11)
  285. 12Use of mulch (U12)
  286. 13Spreading of plant matter to confer benefit (U13)
  287. 14Incorporation of ash into soil (U14)
  288. 15Pig and poultry ash (U15)
  289. 16Use of depolluted end-of-life vehicles for vehicle parts (U16)
  290. Chapter 3: Treatment of waste
  291. Introductory
  292. 1Paragraph 1
  293. 2Paragraph 2
  294. 3Paragraph 3
  295. Descriptions and specific conditions
  296. 1Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste (T1)
  297. 2Recovery of textiles (T2)
  298. 3Treatment of waste metals and metal alloys by heating for the purposes of removing grease etc (T3)
  299. 4Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc) (T4)
  300. 5Screening and blending of waste (T5)
  301. 6Treatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising (T6)
  302. 7Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size (T7)
  303. 8Mechanical treatment of end-of-life tyres (T8)
  304. 9Recovery of scrap metal (T9)
  305. 10Sorting mixed waste (T10)
  306. 11Repair or refurbishment of WEEE (T11)
  307. 12Manual treatment of waste (T12)
  308. 13Treatment of waste food (T13)
  309. 14Crushing and emptying waste vehicle oil filters (T14)
  310. 15Treatment of waste aerosol cans (T15)
  311. 16Treatment of waste toner cartridges by sorting, dismantling, cleaning or refilling (T16)
  312. 17Crushing waste fluorescent tubes (T17)
  313. 18Dewatering using flocculants (T18)
  314. 19Physical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel (T19)
  315. 20Treatment of waste at a water treatment works (T20)
  316. 21Recovery of waste at a waste water treatment works (T21)
  317. 22Treatment of animal by-product waste at a collection centre (T22)
  318. 23Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment (T23)
  319. 24Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas (T24)
  320. 25Anaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas (T25)
  321. 26Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery (T26)
  322. 27Treatment of sheep dip for disposal (T27)
  323. 28Sorting and de-naturing of controlled drugs for disposal (T28)
  324. 29Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal (T29)
  325. 30Recovery of silver (T30)
  326. 31Recovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids (T31)
  327. 32Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter (T32)
  328. 33Recovery of central heating oil by filtration (T33)
  329. Chapter 4: Disposal of waste
  330. Introductory
  331. 1Paragraph 1
  332. 2Paragraph 2
  333. 3Paragraph 3
  334. Descriptions and specific conditions
  335. 1Deposit of waste from dredging of inland waters (D1)
  336. 2Deposit of waste from a railway sanitary convenience (D2)
  337. 3Deposit of waste from a portable sanitary convenience (D3)
  338. 4Deposit of agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health notice (D4)
  339. 5Depositing samples of waste for the purposes of testing or analysing them (D5)
  340. 6Disposal by incineration (D6)
  341. 7Burning waste in the open (D7)
  342. 8Burning waste at a port under a Plant Health notice (D8)
  343. Chapter 5: Storage of waste other than at the place of production pending its recovery or reuse
  344. Introductory
  345. 1Paragraph 1
  346. 2Paragraph 2
  347. 3Paragraph 3
  348. Descriptions and specific conditions
  349. 1Storage of waste in secure containers (S1)
  350. 2Storage of waste in a secure place (S2)
  351. 3Storage of sludge (S3)
  352. Part 2: Exempt water discharge activities: descriptions and conditions
  353. 1Vegetation management activities
  354. 2Small discharges of sewage effluent
  355. Part 3: Exempt groundwater activities: descriptions and conditions
  356. 1Interpretation of Part 3
  357. 2Discharge of small quantities of substances for scientific purposes
  358. 3Small discharges of sewage effluent
  359. Schedule 4: Application to the Crown
  360. 1Crown application
  361. 2Contravention of these Regulations by the Crown
  362. 3Entry to Crown premises
  363. 4Service on certain Crown operators
  364. 5Application of this Schedule to certain radioactive substances activities
  365. Schedule 5: Environmental permits
  366. Part 1: Grant, variation, transfer and surrender of environmental permits
  367. 1Interpretation
  368. 2Making an application
  369. 3Withdrawing an application
  370. 4Further information in respect of a duly-made application
  371. 5Public participation: scope
  372. 6Public participation in relation to certain applications
  373. 7Calculation of the consultation communication period
  374. 8Public participation in relation to regulator-initiated variations
  375. 9Consultation: conditions mentioned in regulation 15(1)
  376. 10Consultation with other member States
  377. 11Duty to consider representations
  378. 12Duty to determine an application
  379. 13Identity and competence of the operator
  380. 14Surrender applications
  381. 15Time limits for determination
  382. 16Calculation of the relevant period
  383. 17Notification of a determination or decision
  384. 18Date of effect of certain determinations and decisions
  385. 19Form of certain determinations and decisions: consolidation of permits
  386. Part 2: Compensation in relation to conditions affecting certain interests in land
  387. 1Interpretation
  388. 2Entitlement to compensation
  389. 3Loss and damage for which compensation is payable
  390. 4Date when entitlement to compensation arises
  391. 5Application for compensation
  392. 6Assessment of the amount to be paid by way of compensation
  393. 7Payment of compensation
  394. 8Interest payable on compensation
  395. Schedule 6: Appeals to the appropriate authority
  396. 1Interpretation
  397. 2Making an appeal
  398. 3Time limit for making an appeal
  399. 4Notice to affected and interested persons
  400. 5Hearing before an appointed person
  401. 6Notice of determination of an appeal
  402. 7Procedure following the quashing of a determination of an appropriate authority
  403. Schedule 7: Part A installations and Part A mobile plant
  404. 1Application
  405. 2Interpretation
  406. 3Exercise of regulator’s functions: general
  407. 4Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
  408. 5Exercise of relevant functions
  409. 6Public participation
  410. 7Review of environmental permits
  411. 8Developments in best available techniques
  412. Schedule 8: Part B installations and Part B mobile plant
  413. 1Application
  414. 2Interpretation
  415. 3Exercise of regulator’s functions: general
  416. 4Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
  417. 5Exercise of relevant functions
  418. 6Review of environmental permits
  419. 7Developments in best available techniques
  420. Schedule 9: Waste operations
  421. 1Application
  422. 2Interpretation
  423. 3Grant of an environmental permit for a relevant waste operation: requirement for prior planning permission
  424. 4Exercise of relevant functions: all waste operations
  425. 5Exercise of relevant functions: disposal of waste
  426. Schedule 10: Landfill
  427. 1Application
  428. 2Interpretation: general
  429. 3Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
  430. 4Inspection prior to operation
  431. 5Exercise of relevant functions
  432. 6Interpretation of the Landfill Directive for the exercise of relevant functions
  433. 7Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: general
  434. 8Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: additional acceptance criteria relating to physical stability and bearing capacity of granular waste
  435. 9Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: additional acceptance criteria in relating to monolithic waste
  436. 10Closure of a landfill
  437. 11Surrender applications
  438. Schedule 11: Waste motor vehicles
  439. 1Application
  440. 2Interpretation
  441. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  442. Schedule 12: Waste electrical and electronic equipment
  443. 1Application
  444. 2Interpretation
  445. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  446. Schedule 13: Waste incineration
  447. 1Application
  448. 2Interpretation
  449. 3Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
  450. 4Exercise of relevant functions
  451. Schedule 14: SED installations
  452. 1Application
  453. 2Interpretation
  454. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  455. Schedule 15: Large combustion plants
  456. 1Application
  457. 2Interpretation
  458. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  459. Schedule 16: Asbestos
  460. 1Application
  461. 2Interpretation
  462. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  463. Schedule 17: Titanium dioxide
  464. 1Application
  465. 2Interpretation
  466. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  467. Schedule 18: Petrol vapour recovery
  468. 1Application
  469. 2Interpretation
  470. 3Exercise of relevant functions
  471. Schedule 19: Waste batteries and accumulators
  472. 1Application
  473. 2Exercise of relevant functions
  474. Schedule 20: Mining waste operations
  475. 1Application
  476. 2Interpretation
  477. 3Applications for grant or variation of an environmental permit
  478. 4Review of environmental permits
  479. 5Classification of mining waste facilities
  480. 6Inspections
  481. 7Exercise of relevant functions
  482. 8Public participation
  483. 9Derogation from requirements
  484. 10Closure of a mining waste facility
  485. 11Inventory of closed mining waste facilities
  486. 12Developments in best available techniques
  487. 13Planning permission requirements and conditions
  488. 14Applications for grant or variation of an environmental permit for a Category A mining waste facility
  489. Schedule 21: Water discharge activities
  490. 1Application
  491. 2Interpretation
  492. 3Meaning of “water discharge activity”
  493. 4Highway drains – notice requiring environmental permit
  494. 5Discharge of trade effluent or sewage effluent into lake or pond – notice requiring environmental permit
  495. 6Liability resulting from discharge of sewage effluent from public sewer
  496. Schedule 22: Groundwater activities
  497. 1Application
  498. 2Interpretation
  499. 3Meaning of “groundwater activity”
  500. 4Meaning of “hazardous substance”
  501. 5Meaning of “non-hazardous pollutant”
  502. 6Exercise of relevant functions
  503. 7Applications for grant of environmental permit
  504. 8Groundwater activities for which a permit may be granted
  505. 9Prohibition notice
  506. 10Notice requiring environmental permit
  507. 11Notice in relation to a highway drain
  508. 12Notice in relation to a domestic septic tank or sewage treatment plant
  509. 13Guidance
  510. 14Liability resulting from discharge of sewage effluent from public sewer
  511. Schedule 23: Radioactive substances activities
  512. Part 1: Application
  513. 1Application
  514. Part 2: Interpretation
  515. 1Interpretation
  516. 2Interpretation: radioactive material
  517. 3Interpretation: waste
  518. 4Interpretation: radioactive waste
  519. 5Interpretation: radioactive waste
  520. 6Interpretation: radioactive waste
  521. 7Interpretation: radioactive waste
  522. Part 3: The Basic Safety Standards Directive
  523. Exposures and doses
  524. 1Paragraph 1
  525. 2Paragraph 2
  526. Interventions
  527. 3Radioactive waste: power of the Secretary of State to provide facilities for disposal or accumulation
  528. 4Radioactive waste: power of disposal by the regulator
  529. Part 4: The HASS Directive
  530. Security of sources
  531. 1Interpretation
  532. 2Site security: inspection
  533. 3Site security: security measures and advice
  534. Advice and assistance in relation to orphan sources
  535. 4Advice and assistance in respect of orphan sources
  536. Exercise of relevant functions and matters in relation to orphan sources
  537. 5General
  538. 6Records and inspections
  539. 7Training and information
  540. 8Orphan sources
  541. Part 5: Conditions in environmental permits
  542. 1Posting on premises of environmental permits
  543. Schedule 24: Public registers
  544. 1Matters to be included in a public register
  545. 2Information no longer relevant for public participation
  546. 3Formal cautions
  547. Schedule 25: Waste and extractive waste
  548. Part 1: Interpretation
  549. 1Interpretation: general
  550. 2Interpretation: specified functions
  551. Part 2: Requirements of authorities
  552. 1Exercise of specified functions: all waste operations
  553. 2Exercise of specified functions: disposal of waste
  554. 3Periodic inspections
  555. 4Requirements applying to planning authorities
  556. Part 3: Operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions
  557. 1General
  558. 2Temporary storage at the place of production
  559. 3Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer
  560. 4Temporary storage at a collection point
  561. Schedule 26: Consequential amendments
  562. Part 1: Public General Acts
  563. 1Continental Shelf Act 1964
  564. 2Nuclear Installations Act 1965
  565. 3Control of Pollution Act 1974
  566. 4Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
  567. 5Environmental Protection Act 1990
  568. 6Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991
  569. 7Water Industry Act 1991
  570. 8Water Resources Act 1991
  571. 9Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
  572. 10Clean Air Act 1993
  573. 11Radioactive Substances Act 1993
  574. 12Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995
  575. 13Environment Act 1995
  576. 14Finance Act 1996
  577. 15Food Standards Act 1999
  578. 16Finance Act 2000
  579. 17Energy Act 2004
  580. 18Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005
  581. 19Energy Act 2008
  582. 20Corporation Tax Act 2009
  583. Part 2: Subordinate legislation
  584. 1The Regulations as to Cremation (1930)
  585. 2The Deposits in the Sea (Exemptions) Order 1985
  586. 3The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
  587. 4The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987
  588. 5The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption Order 1990
  589. 6The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
  590. 7The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
  591. 8The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
  592. 9The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
  593. 10The Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations 1994
  594. 11The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996
  595. 12Control of Pollution (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1996
  596. 13The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999
  597. 14The Water Protection Zone (River Dee Catchment) Designation Order 1999
  598. 15The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
  599. 16The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2000
  600. 17The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2000
  601. 18The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001
  602. 19The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2003
  603. 20The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003
  604. 21The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003
  605. 22The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations2003
  606. 23The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
  607. 24The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005
  608. 25The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005
  609. 26The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005
  610. 27The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005
  611. 28The Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
  612. 29The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2006
  613. 30The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006
  614. 31The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2006
  615. 32The Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006
  616. 33The Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006
  617. 34The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006
  618. 35The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
  619. 36The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
  620. 37The Large Combustion Plants (National Emission Reduction Plan) Regulations 2007
  621. 38The Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007
  622. 39The Environmental Damage (England) Regulations 2009
  623. 40The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
  624. Schedule 27Revocations
  625. Schedule 28Repeals
  626. Explanatory note