Retained EU Law 2006 United Kingdom

Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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3 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

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Reporting by operators and competent authority duties

  • Report annual pollutant releases and waste transfers to your regulator
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Reporting by appropriate authorities

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency and devolved authorities must report annual PRTR data to the Secretary of State Statutory regulator
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Quality assurance and assessment

  • Assure quality of reported emissions data
Browse 20 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Subject matter

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Definitions

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Content of the United Kingdom PRTR

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Design and structure

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Releases to land

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Releases from diffuse sources

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Access to information

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Confidentiality

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Public participation

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Access to justice

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Guidance document

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Awareness raising

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Additional information to be reported by the Member States

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Review by the Commission

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Amendment of Annex 2

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Exercise of the delegation

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Regulations

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Penalties

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Amendments to Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC

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Entry into force

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