# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 5: Environmental Protection Act 1990


(1) The 1990 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 28(2) (authorisations)—
(a) for “a registration or authorisation under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993” substitute “an environmental permit granted under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 in relation to a radioactive substances activity within the meaning of those Regulations”; and
(b) for “registration or authorisation under that Act” substitute “environmental permit”.
(3) In section 29 (waste on land: preliminary), for subsection (12) substitute—
“(12) “The Environmental Permitting Regulations” means the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.”
(4) In the following sections, for “the 2007 Regulations” substitute “the Environmental Permitting Regulations”—
(a) section 29(13) (waste on land: preliminary);
(b) section 34(1)(aa), (1)(c)(ii) and (1A)(b) (duty of care etc as respects waste);
(c) section 59(1) and (7) (powers to require removal of waste unlawfully deposited);
(d) section 59ZA(2) (section 59: supplementary power).
(5) For section 33(1B) (exceptions to prohibition on unauthorised disposal of waste) substitute—
“(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the carrying on of any waste operation which is or forms part of an operation which—
(a) is the subject of a licence under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985; or
(b) by virtue of an order under section 7 of that Act, does not require such a licence;”.
(6) In the following sections, for “regulation 38(1)(a) of the 2007 Regulations” substitute “regulation 38(1) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations”—
(a) section 33A(1)(b) (section 33 offences: investigation and enforcement costs);
(b) section 33B(1)(b) (section 33 offences: clean-up costs);
(c) section 33C(1)(b) (section 33 offences: forfeiture of vehicles).
(7) In section 33C(7)(d), for “regulation 38(1)(a) or 38(1)(b) of the 2007 Regulations” substitute “regulation 38(1) or (2) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations”.
(8) In section 34B(2)(a) and (3)(a) (power to search and seize vehicles etc), for “regulation 38(1)(a) or (b) of the 2007 Regulations” substitute “regulation 38(1) or (2) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations”.
(9) In section 78 (radioactive substances)—
(a) for “the Radioactive Substances Act 1993” substitute “Schedule 23 to the Environmental Permitting Regulations (radioactive substances activities)”; and
(b) in paragraph (b), for “the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 and any other Act” substitute “the Environmental Permitting Regulations in relation to such radioactive waste, and any Act or other enactment,”.
(10) In section 78YB (interaction with other enactments)—
(a) in subsection (4), for “a consent given under Chapter II of Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991 (pollution offences)” substitute “an environmental permit”; and
(b) in subsection (5), in the definition of “enforcement action”, for “the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007” substitute “the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010”.
(11) In section 78YC (radioactivity), in paragraph (b), for “the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 or any other Act” substitute “the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 or any Act or other enactment”.
(12) In section 142(7) (powers to obtain information about potentially hazardous substances), for “the Radioactive Substances Act 1993;” substitute “the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 in relation to radioactive material or radioactive waste;”.
(13) In section 156(2) (power to give effect to Community and other international obligations etc) omit “; and the provisions of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491423/schedule/26/part/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2010/schedule-26/part-1/paragraph-5
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