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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (revoked)

S.I. 2011/2043 · Made 11 August 2011 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 9 May 2024.

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

Made 11th August 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(b)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (9.5.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Revocation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/513), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 1

Contents

  1. Part 1: General Repealed
  2. 1Citation and commencement Repealed
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. Part 2: Amendments to the 2010 Regulations Repealed
  5. 3Amendment of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 Repealed
  6. 4Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general) Repealed
  7. 5Amendment of regulation 5 (interpretation: exempt facilities) Repealed
  8. 6Amendment of regulation 12 (requirement for an environmental permit) Repealed
  9. 7Amendment of regulation 14 (content and form of an environmental permit) Repealed
  10. 8Amendment of regulation 17 (Single site permits etc.) Repealed
  11. 9Amendment of regulation 67 (Interpretation of Part 7) Repealed
  12. 10Revocation of regulation 72 (Radioactive substances exemption orders) Repealed
  13. 11Insertion of regulations 72A, 72B, 72C and 72D Repealed
  14. 12Amendment to Schedule 1 (activities, installations and mobile plant) Repealed
  15. 13Amendment to Schedule 5 (environmental permits) Repealed
  16. 14Amendment to Schedule 22 (groundwater activities) Repealed
  17. 15Substitution of Schedule 23 (radioactive substances activities) Repealed
  18. Part 3: Consequential amendments, repeals, savings and revocation Repealed
  19. 16Consequential amendments Repealed
  20. 17Repeals Repealed
  21. 18Savings Repealed
  22. 19Revocation Repealed
  23. Signature
  24. Schedule 1New Schedule 23 to the 2010 Regulations Repealed
  25. Schedule 2: Consequential amendments Repealed
  26. Part 1: Public General Acts Repealed
  27. 1Continental Shelf Act 1964 Repealed
  28. 2Control of Pollution Act 1974 Repealed
  29. Part 2: Subordinate legislation Repealed
  30. 1The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987 Repealed
  31. 2The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 Repealed
  32. 3The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 Repealed
  33. 4The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 Repealed
  34. 5The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007 Repealed
  35. 6The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 Repealed
  36. Schedule 3Exemption orders Repealed
  37. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementF1

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2InterpretationF1

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3Amendment of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010F1

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4Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation: general)F1

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5Amendment of regulation 5 (interpretation: exempt facilities)F1

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6Amendment of regulation 12 (requirement for an environmental permit)F1

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7Amendment of regulation 14 (content and form of an environmental permit)F1

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8Amendment of regulation 17 (Single site permits etc.)F1

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9Amendment of regulation 67 (Interpretation of Part 7)F1

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10Revocation of regulation 72 (Radioactive substances exemption orders)F1

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11Insertion of regulations 72A, 72B, 72C and 72DF1

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12Amendment to Schedule 1 (activities, installations and mobile plant)F1

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13Amendment to Schedule 5 (environmental permits)F1

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14Amendment to Schedule 22 (groundwater activities)F1

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15Substitution of Schedule 23 (radioactive substances activities)F1

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16Consequential amendmentsF1

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17RepealsF1

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18SavingsF1

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19RevocationF1

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Signature

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Schedule 1New Schedule 23 to the 2010 RegulationsF1

“SCHEDULE 23

Radioactive substances activities

Regulation 35(2)(q)

PART 1

Application

Application

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PART 2

Interpretation

Interpretation

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Interpretation: NORM industrial activity

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Interpretation: “radioactive material”, “radioactive waste” and “waste”

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NORM industrial activities

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Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

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Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

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Radionuclides with a short half-life

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Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin in background radioactivity

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Contaminated substances or articles

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Substances or articles after disposal

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Interpretation: radioactive substances activity

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Nuclear sites

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Vehicles, vessels and aircraft

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PART 3

Tables of radionuclides and summation rules

Table 1

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Table 2

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References in Table 1 and Table 2 to + and sec

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Table 3

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PART 4

The Basic Safety Standards Directive

SECTION 1

Exposures and doses

Optimisation and dose limits

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Specific dose limits and calculation

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SECTION 2

Interventions

Radioactive waste: power of the Secretary of State to provide facilities for disposal or accumulation

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Radioactive waste: power of disposal by the regulator

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PART 5

The HASS Directive

SECTION 1

Security of sources

Interpretation

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Site security: inspection

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Site security: security measures and advice

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SECTION 2

Advice and assistance in relation to orphan sources

Advice and assistance in respect of orphan sources

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SECTION 3

Exercise of relevant functions and matters in relation to orphan sources

General

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Records and inspections

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Training and information

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Orphan sources

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PART 6

Conditions in environmental permits

Posting on premises of environmental permits

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PART 7

Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 1

General

Interpretation

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Interpretation: NORM

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SECTION 2

Exemption for keeping and using radioactive material and accumulating radioactive waste

Exemption for keeping and using radioactive material

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Exemption for accumulating radioactive waste

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Radioactive substances exempted under paragraphs 3 and 4

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Conditions in respect of the total quantity or concentration of radioactive substances on any premises

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Exemption for accumulating NORM waste

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SECTION 3

Exemption for keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

Exemption for keeping or using mobile radioactive apparatus

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SECTION 4

Relevant standard conditions

Interpretation of this section

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Relevant standard conditions

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General conditions

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Loss or theft conditions

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Loss or theft conditions: mobile radioactive apparatus

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Condition to dispose of accumulated waste

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SECTION 5

Exemption for disposing of solid radioactive waste

Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste

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Solid radioactive waste

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Conditions in respect of solid radioactive waste

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SECTION 6

Exemption for disposing of NORM waste

Exemption for receiving and disposing of NORM waste

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Conditions in respect of NORM waste

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SECTION 7

Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste

Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste in Table 6

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Exemption for disposing of other aqueous radioactive waste

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Conditions in respect of aqueous radioactive waste in paragraph 21

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SECTION 8

Exemption for disposal of gaseous radioactive waste

Exemption for disposal of gaseous radioactive waste

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Conditions in respect of gaseous radioactive waste

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SECTION 9

Tables and summation rules in this Part

Table 4

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Table 5

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Table 6

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Table 7

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Interpretation of this section

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Table 8

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PART 8

Radioactivity to be disregarded

SECTION 1

Provisions

Interpretation

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Provisions of enactments

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1Continental Shelf Act 1964F1

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2Control of Pollution Act 1974F1

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1The Civil Jurisdiction (Offshore Activities) Order 1987F1

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2The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999F1

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3The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005F1

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4The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005F1

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5The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007F1

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6The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011F1

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Schedule 3Exemption ordersF1

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Explanatory note

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