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Regulation 12 Requirement for an environmental permitC1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36

England and Wales

C37(1)

A person must not, except under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit—

C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48(a)

operate a regulated facility, or

(b)

cause or knowingly permit a water discharge activity or groundwater activity.

F1(1A)

Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to the operation of a medium combustion plant, mobile medium combustion plant or a specified generator comprising—

(a)

a new medium combustion plant, before 20th December 2018;

(b)

an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input greater than 5 megawatts, before 1st January 2024;

(c)

an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input of less than or equal to 5 megawatts, before 1st January 2029;

(d)

a specified generator, before the permitting date,

unless that medium combustion plant, mobile medium combustion plant or specified generator, is required to have a permit by virtue of forming part of another class of regulated facility.

(1B)

For the purposes of paragraph (1A)—

(a)

“existing medium combustion plant” and “new medium combustion plant” have the meanings given in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 25A;

(b)

“permitting date” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 25B.

(2)

Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply if the water discharge activity or groundwater activity is an exempt facility.

(3)

In respect of a radioactive substances activity, paragraph (1) does not apply to a person to whom a radioactive substances exemption applies for that activity.

(4)

Paragraph (5) applies to a person (“A”) who—

(a)

receives radioactive waste from another person (“B”) for the purposes of A disposing of that waste, and

(b)

subsequently disposes of that waste.

(5)

Where this paragraph applies, A does not require an environmental permit—

(a)

for the receipt of waste from B, where B holds an environmental permit which allows B to dispose of the waste to A, or

(b)

for the subsequent disposal of that waste by A, where the waste is disposed of in accordance with the permit held by B.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 12(1A)(1B) inserted (30.1.2018) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/110), regs. 1, 7

Modifications

C1

Reg. 12 excluded (22.12.2017) by The M20 Junction 10a Development Consent Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1202), arts. 1, 3(1)(a) (with arts. 4, 37)

C2

Reg. 12 excluded in part (31.5.2018) by The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/574), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(o)

C3

Reg. 12 restricted (13.3.2019) by The Port of Tilbury (Expansion) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/359), arts. 1, 3(1)(f) (with arts. 55, 56)

C4

Reg. 12 excluded (1.5.2020) by The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/419), arts. 1, 6(2) (with art. 7)

C5

Reg. 12 excluded (21.5.2020) by The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/474), arts. 1, 3(d) (with arts. 51, 57)

C6

Reg. 12 excluded (15.10.2020) by The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1075), arts. 1, 3(1)(e)

C7

Reg. 12 excluded (29.10.2020) by The Southampton to London Pipeline Development Consent Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1099), arts. 1, 36(1)(b) (with art. 32, Sch. 9 para. 36)

C8

Reg. 12 excluded (10.3.2022) by The Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/157), arts. 1, 10(d) (with Sch. 8 Pt. 6 para. 19)

C9

Reg. 12 excluded (2.6.2022) by The M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/549), arts. 1, 3(1)(a)(2) (with arts. 6, 34)

C10

Reg. 12 excluded (6.6.2022) by The M25 Junction 28 Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/573), arts. 1, 47(1)(a)(2) (with arts. 5, 36)

C11

Reg. 12 excluded (8.9.2022) by The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/934), arts. 1, 3(2)(a)

C12

Reg. 12 excluded (18.7.2023) by The Longfield Solar Farm Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/734), arts. 1, 6(1)

C13

Reg. 12 excluded in part (27.7.2023) by The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/778), arts. 1, 40(1) (with arts. 5, 53, Sch. 8 paras. 6, 64)

C14

Reg. 12 excluded in part (4.8.2023) by The A303 (Amesbury to Berwick Down) Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/834), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 6(2), 18, Sch. 11 paras. 5, 30)

C15

Reg. 12 excluded in part (7.9.2023) by The A38 Derby Junctions Development Consent Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/923), arts. 1, 3 (with arts. 4, 45, Sch. 9 paras. 6, 46, 54(1))

C16

Reg. 12 excluded in part (28.3.2024) by The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/360), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 18, 35, Sch. 9)

C17

Reg. 12 excluded (3.8.2024) by The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/807), arts. 1, 6(1) (with art. 45, Sch. 14)

C18

Reg. 12 excluded in part (3.8.2024) by The Mallard Pass Solar Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/796), arts. 1, 6(1)(e) (with Sch. 15)

C19

Reg. 12 excluded in part (3.8.2024) by The Sunnica Energy Farm Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/802), arts. 1, 6(1)(e) (with art. 44, Sch. 12)

C20

Reg. 12 excluded (27.9.2024) by The Cottam Solar Project Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/943), arts. 1, 6(1) (with art. 48, Sch. 15)

C21

Reg. 12 excluded (9.10.2024) by The M3 Junction 9 Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/752), arts. 1, 3(1) (with art. 4, Sch. 10) (as amended by S.I. 2024/1020, Sch.)

Reg. 12 excluded in part (25.10.2024) by The Associated British Ports (Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal) Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1014), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 36, 40, Sch. 4)

C22

Reg. 12 excluded in part (15.2.2025) by The West Burton Solar Project Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/116), arts. 1, 6 (with art. 47, Sch. 15)

C23

Reg. 12 excluded in part (17.2.2025) by The Heckington Fen Solar Park Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/85), arts. 1, 6(1) (with art. 43, Sch. 13)

C24

Reg. 12 excluded in part (27.2.2025) by The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/165), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 48, 59, Sch. 14)

C25

Reg. 12 excluded in part (15.4.2025) by The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/462), arts. 1, 53(1) (with arts. 5, 43, 53(7), Sch. 14)

C26

Reg. 12 excluded in part (1.5.2025) by The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/509), arts. 1(2), 36(1) (with art. 41, Sch. 9)

C27

Reg. 12 excluded (31.5.2025) by The East Yorkshire Solar Farm Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/585), arts. 1, 6(1) (with art. 49, Sch. 14)

C28

Reg. 12 excluded (5.11.2025) by The Tillbridge Solar Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1105), arts. 1, 6(1)(e) (with art. 49, Sch. 15)

C29

Reg. 12 excluded (27.11.2025) by The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1227), arts. 1, 7(1) (with Sch. 12)

C30

Reg. 12 excluded (29.12.2025) by The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1372), arts. 1, 8(1) (with Sch. 9)

C31

Reg. 12 excluded in part (8.1.2026) by The Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1376), arts. 1, 8(d) (with arts. 39, 40, Sch. 9)

C32

Reg. 12 excluded (11.3.2026) by The Fenwick Solar Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/151), arts. 1, 6(1)(f) (with Sch. 14)

C33

Reg. 12 excluded in part (5.6.2026) by The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/567), arts. 1, 6(c) (with arts. 44, 45, Sch. 14)

C34

Reg. 12 excluded (23.7.2026) by The Peartree Hill Solar Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/869), arts. 1, 8(1) (with art. 37, Sch. 11)

C35

Reg. 12 excluded (30.7.2026) by The One Earth Solar Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/934), arts. 1, 6(1) (with art. 47)

C36

Reg. 12 excluded (30.10.2026) by The Green Hill Solar Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1074), arts. 1, 6(1) (with Sch. 15)

C37

Reg. 12(1) excluded (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 21 para. 4(1)

C38

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (23.2.2017) by High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 (c. 7), s. 70(1), Sch. 21 para. 4

C39

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (18.4.2018) by The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/446), arts. 1, 5(1)(a) (with arts. 24(8), 33(2))

C40

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (24.8.2018) by The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/923), arts. 1, 5(1)(a) (with art. 31(2))

C41

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (25.2.2020) by The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/114), arts. 1, 5(1)(a) (with art. 37(2))

C42

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (4.3.2020) by The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/141), arts. 1, 6 (with arts. 47, 48, Sch. 10 para. 19)

C43

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (31.12.2020) by The Network Rail (Cambridgeshire Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1485), arts. 1, 4(1)(a)

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (19.1.2021) by The Network Rail (Suffolk Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1663), arts. 1, 4(a)

C44

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded in part (30.6.2022) by The Network Rail (Essex and Others Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/651), arts. 1, 4(1)(a)

C45

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (3.11.2022) by The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1067), arts. 1, 5(1)(a)

C46

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (11.1.2023) by The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1406), arts. 1, 5 (with art. 34(2), Sch. 12 paras. 5, 47, 79)

C47

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (2.8.2023) by The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/815), arts. 1, 5(1)(a) (with art. 42)

C48

Reg. 12(1)(a) excluded (4.3.2026) by The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/138), arts. 1(2), 6(2) (with arts. 6(6), 42, 43, Sch. 18)