{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Prescribed Provisions",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of these Regulations, the descriptions of processes set out in Schedule 1 hereto are hereby prescribed pursuant to section 2(1) of the Act as processes for the carrying on of which after the prescribed date an authorisation is required under section 6.\n(2) Schedule 2 has effect for the interpretation of Schedule 1.\n(3) In paragraph (1), the prescribed date means the appropriate date set out or determined in accordance with Schedule 3 except that, as respects the application of paragraph (bb) of Section 5.1, Part A, in Schedule 1, it means, subject to regulation 3 of the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) (Hazardous Waste Incineration) Regulations 1998, 13th April 1998.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 22 (with regs. 69-72); and lapsed (S.) by virtue of repeal of power conferring provision 1990 c. 43, s. 2 (S.) (1.4.2015) by Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), s. 7(3), Sch. 3 (with s. 7(7)); S.S.I. 2015/74, art. 2(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3(3) added (13.4.1998) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) (Hazardous Waste Incineration) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/767), regs. 1(1), 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 modified (1.12.1996) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances Etc.) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2678), reg. 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.1991 for E.W. and 1.4.1992 for S., see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/472/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:49:53.509555+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}