UK Act of Parliament 1989 United Kingdom

Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989

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Environment Agency

What's here

5 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides across 2 topics · 5 journeys · 2 statutory instruments

Penalty landscape

4 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 3
  • Director or Officer 1

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

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

3 guides

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Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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.

Browse 10 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.005

Seizure of vehicles etc : supplementary

s.005

Fixed penalty notices for offences under section 5

s.005

Use of fixed penalties under section 5B

s.010

Application to the Isles of Scilly.

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Environment Agency

Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues …

Connected legislation

2 statutory instruments

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