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Enforced by: Local Authority, Environment Agency, OEP, DEFRA, NRW, SEPA
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 19 of 120 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 30 carry different penalties and 71 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person57 Occupier12 Trader1 Director or Officer1

Plus 49 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 47 duties

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 46 duties

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 34 duties

Highways Act 1980 23 duties

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 19 duties

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 243 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

Building Societies Act 1986 32 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Integrated Pollution Control and Air Pollution Control by Local Authorities

5 of 28 sections shown

s.004 Discharge and scope of functions. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities and regulators must manage pollution control functionsLocal authority

s.006 Authorisations: general provisions. Imprisonment

Obtain an authorisation before running a prescribed industrial processAny Person

s.007 Conditions of authorisations. Prosecution

Use best available techniques to prevent or minimize environmental pollutionAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.009 Transfer of authorisations. Imprisonment

Notify the regulator after an environmental permit transferAny Person

s.020 Public registers of information. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Enforcing authorities must maintain and provide public access to environmental registersStatutory regulator

23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Preliminary.

s.002 Prescribed processes and prescribed substances.

s.003 Emission etc. limits and quality objectives.

s.005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

s.008 Fees and charges for authorisations.

s.010 Variation of authorisations by enforcing authority.

s.011 Variation of conditions etc : applications by holders of authorisations.

s.012 Revocation of authorisation.

s.013 Enforcement notices.

s.014 Prohibition notices.

s.015 Appeals as respects authorisations and against variation, enforcement and prohibition notices.

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s.017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

s.018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

s.019 Obtaining of information from persons and authorities.

s.021 Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security.

s.022 Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information.

s.023 Offences.

s.024 Enforcement by High Court.

s.025 Onus of proof as regards techniques and evidence.

s.026 Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied.

s.027 Power of chief inspector to remedy harm.

s.028 Authorisations and other statutory controls.

Part 2

Waste on Land

39 of 111 sections shown

s.033 Prohibition on unauthorised or harmful deposit, treatment or disposal etc. of waste. Prosecution

Illegally deposit, treat or dispose of wasteAny Person
Unauthorised waste deposit, treatment or disposalAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.033 Fixed penalty notices for contravention of section 33(1)(a): England Prosecution

Fail to give name or address when required (or give false details)Any Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.033 Fixed penalty notices for contravention of section 33(1)(a): Wales Prosecution

Fail to give name or address when required by authorised officerAny Person
Fail to provide name/address when given fixed penalty noticeAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.034 Duty of care etc. as respects waste. Prosecution

Exercise duty of care when handling or transferring business wasteAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.034 Power to search and seize vehicles etc Prosecution

Fail to assist or give false information to officers searching vehiclesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.034 Prohibition on disposal of food waste to sewer Prosecution

Discharge food waste into public sewerOccupier
Dispose of food waste into a public sewerOccupier

Unlimited fine

s.034 Fixed penalty notices: offences under section 34(6) relating to section 34(2A): England Regulated

Fail to give name or address when required by a fixed‑penalty noticeAny Person

s.034 Fixed penalty notices: offences under section 34(6) relating to section 34(2A): Wales Prosecution

Fail to provide name and address to waste enforcement officer (Wales)Any Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.034 Fixed penalty notices for offences under section 34(6): Scotland Prosecution

Fail to give name, address or DOB when required for fixed penalty noticeOccupier

Fine up to £1,000

s.043 Appeals to Secretary of State from decisions with respect to licences. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must determine appeals against waste licence decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department

s.044 Offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries. Prosecution

Make false or misleading statements to obtain or alter a licenceAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.044 Duty to prepare integrated waste management plan Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Scottish local authorities must prepare integrated waste management plansLocal authority

s.044 Approval of integrated waste management plan Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must publish and share approved waste management plansLocal authority

s.044 Implementation of integrated waste management plan Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must implement and report on waste management plansLocal authority

s.044 Modification of integrated waste management plan Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must modify and submit waste management plansLocal authority

s.045 Collection of controlled waste. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must collect commercial waste upon requestLocal authority

s.045 Wales: separate collection etc. of waste Prosecution

Fail to follow waste separation requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.045 Sections 45A to 45AZB: duties of waste collectors Regulated

Document why you are collecting mixed recyclable waste streamsAny Person

s.045 Sections 45AZA and 45AZB: compliance notices Prosecution

Fail to comply with an EPA compliance noticeAny Person
Fail to comply with a waste collection compliance noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.045 Separate collection of dry recyclable waste and food waste: Scotland Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities in Scotland must arrange separate waste collectionsLocal authority

s.046 Receptacles for household waste. Prosecution

Fail to comply with waste receptacle requirementsOccupier

Fine up to £1,000

s.046 Fixed penalty notices for offences under section 46 Prosecution

Fail to give or give false name/address/DOB when issued a fixed penalty noticeOccupier

Fine up to £1,000

s.046 Guidance Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Scottish Ministers must issue guidance on waste penalty proceduresCrown / Minister / Government department

s.047 Receptacles for commercial or industrial waste. Prosecution

Fail to comply with waste receptacle requirementsOccupier
Fail to provide required waste receptaclesAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.047 Recycling and composting: duty to report to Parliament Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must report on local authority recycling performanceCrown / Minister / Government department

s.048 Duties of waste collection authorities as respects disposal of waste collected. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste collection authorities must deliver collected waste for disposalLocal authority

s.051 Functions of waste disposal authorities. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste Disposal Authorities must provide free waste deposit sites for residentsLocal authority

s.053 Duties of authorities as respects disposal of waste collected: Scotland. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities in Scotland must arrange for waste disposal and may chargeLocal authority

s.057 Power of Secretary of State to require waste to be accepted, treated, disposed of or delivered. Prosecution

Fail to comply with a waste direction from the Secretary of StateAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.058 Power of Secretary of State to require waste to be accepted, treated, disposed of or delivered: Scotland. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State may direct Scottish waste authorities to handle wasteCrown / Minister / Government department

s.059 Powers to require removal of waste unlawfully deposited. Prosecution

Fail to comply with waste removal noticeOccupier

Unlimited fine

s.060 Interference with waste sites and receptacles for waste. Prosecution

Do not interfere with waste sites or bins without permissionAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.062 Special provision with respect to certain dangerous or intractable waste. Imprisonment

Breach special waste regulationsAny Person

s.062 Special provision with respect to hazardous waste in England and Wales Imprisonment

Breach hazardous waste regulationsAny Person

s.063 Waste other than controlled waste. Regulated

Deposit non‑controlled waste that would be special wasteAny Person
Deposit non-controlled waste that would be special waste without authorisationAny Person

s.064 Public registers. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Regulators must maintain public registers of waste licences and enforcementStatutory regulator

s.071 Obtaining of information from persons and authorities. Prosecution

Fail to provide information when required by waste authorityAny Person
Fail to provide required information to regulatorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.073 Appeals and other provisions relating to legal proceedings and civil liability. Regulated

Liability for damage caused by unlawful waste depositsAny Person

s.073 Use of fixed penalty receipts : Wales Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities in Wales must limit use of fixed penalty incomeLocal authority

72 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.029 Preliminary.

s.030 Authorities for purposes of this Part.

s.031 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

s.032 Transition to waste disposal companies etc.

s.033 Section 33 offences: investigation and enforcement costs

s.033 Section 33 offences: clean-up costs

s.033 Section 33 offences: forfeiture of vehicles

s.034 Fixed penalty notices for certain offences under section 34

s.034 Seizure of vehicles etc : supplementary

s.034 Electronic waste tracking

s.034 Further provision about regulations under section 34CA

s.035 Waste management licences: general.

s.035 Compensation where rights granted pursuant to section 35(4) or 38(9A).

s.036 Grant of licences.

s.036 Consultation before the grant of certain licences.

s.037 Variation of licences.

s.037 Consultation before certain variations.

s.038 Revocation and suspension of licences.

s.039 Surrender of licences.

s.040 Transfer of licences.

s.040 Consolidated Licences

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s.042 Supervision of licensed activities.

s.044 National waste strategy: England and Wales.

s.044 National waste strategy: Scotland.

s.045 England: separate collection of household waste

s.045 Code of practice

s.045 England: separate collection of household waste from relevant non-domestic premises

s.045 England: separate collection of industrial or commercial waste

s.045 Sections 45A to 45AZB: powers to exempt and extend

s.045 Sections 45 to 45AZD: guidance

s.045 Sections 45AZA and 45AZB: appeals against compliance notices

s.045 Power to apply section 45A to Welsh waste collection authorities

s.046 Written warnings and penalties for failure to comply with requirements relating to household waste receptacles: England

s.046 Amount of penalty under section 46A and recovery of penalty

s.046 Penalties under section 46A: procedure regarding notices of intent and final notices

s.046 Appeals against penalties under section 46A

s.046 Enforcement of household waste requirements: Scotland

s.046 Civil penalty charges under section 46ZA: prior notices of intent and final notices

s.046 Civil penalty charges under section 46ZA: procedure and amount

s.047 Fixed penalty notices for offences under sections 46 and 47

s.047 Amount of fixed penalty under section 47ZA

s.049 Waste recycling plans by collection authorities.

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s.052 Payments for recycling and disposal etc. of waste.

s.052 Payments for delivering waste pre-separated

s.054 Special provisions for land occupied by disposal authorities: Scotland.

s.055 Powers for recycling waste.

s.056 Powers for recycling waste: Scotland.

s.059 Directions in relation to exercise of powers under section 59 , 59ZA, 59ZB or 59ZC

s.059 Section 59: supplementary power in relation to owner of land

s.059 Powers to require removal of waste unlawfully kept or disposed of: England and Wales

s.059 Section 59ZB: supplementary power in relation to owner of land

s.060 Waste reduction schemes

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s.062 Lists of waste displaying hazardous properties

s.063 Power to take steps to minimise generation of controlled waste.

s.065 Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security.

s.066 Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information.

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s.071 Information from authorities on unauthorised or harmful deposit, treatment or disposal etc. of waste: Scotland

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s.073 Use of fixed penalty receipts: England

s.074 Meaning of “fit and proper person”.

s.075 Meaning of “waste” and household, commercial and industrial waste and hazardous waste.

s.075 Modification of the Waste Framework Directive

s.076 Application to the Isles of Scilly.

s.077 Transition from Control of Pollution Act 1974 to this Part.

s.078 This Part and radioactive substances.

Part 2

Contaminated Land

7 of 29 sections shown

s.078 Identification of contaminated land. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must inspect land and notify owners of contaminationLocal authority

s.078 Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry etc. Regulated

Grant access to land for remediation and pay compensationAny Person

s.078 Offences of not complying with a remediation notice. Prosecution

Fail to comply with a remediation noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.078 Land no longer considered to be contaminated Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must issue a notice if land is no longer contaminatedLocal authority

s.078 Registers. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Authorities must maintain a public register of contaminated land recordsStatutory regulator

s.078 Registers: removal of information about land designated as special site Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local Authority must notify owners if land is no longer a 'special site'Local authority

s.078 Reports by the appropriate Agency on the state of contaminated land. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Environment Agency must report on state of contaminated landStatutory regulator

22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.078 Preliminary.

s.078 Identification and designation of special sites.

s.078 Referral of special site decisions to the Secretary of State.

s.078 Duty of enforcing authority to require remediation of contaminated land etc.

s.078 Determination of the appropriate person to bear responsibility for remediation.

s.078 Restrictions and prohibitions on serving remediation notices.

s.078 Restrictions on liability relating to the pollution of controlled waters.

s.078 Liability in respect of contaminating substances which escape to other land.

s.078 Appeals against remediation notices.

s.078 Powers of the enforcing authority to carry out remediation.

s.078 Recovery of, and security for, the cost of remediation by the enforcing authority.

s.078 Special sites.

s.078 Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security.

s.078 Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information.

s.078 Effect of removal of information from register

s.078 Site-specific guidance by the appropriate Agency concerning contaminated land.

s.078 The appropriate Agency to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State.

s.078 Supplementary provisions.

s.078 Application to the Isles of Scilly.

s.078 Supplementary provisions with respect to guidance by the Secretary of State.

s.078 Interaction of this Part with other enactments.

s.078 This Part and radioactivity.

Part 3

Statutory Nuisances and Clean Air

4 of 11 sections shown

s.079 Statutory nuisances and inspections therefor. Regulated

Prevent and control statutory nuisances from your premisesOccupier

s.080 Summary proceedings for statutory nuisances. Prosecution

Fail to comply with an abatement noticeAny Person
Fail to comply with an abatement notice for a statutory nuisanceOccupier

Unlimited fine

s.080 Abatement notice in respect of noise in street. Prosecution

Remove or interfere with noise abatement noticeAny Person
Tamper with a fixed noise abatement noticeAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.082 Summary proceedings by persons aggrieved by statutory nuisances. Prosecution

Breach abatement order for statutory nuisanceAny Person
Fail to comply with a statutory nuisance abatement orderAny Person

Unlimited fine

7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.080 Fixed penalty notice: supplemental

s.081 Supplementary provisions.

s.081 Expenses recoverable from owner to be a charge on premises.

s.081 Payment of expenses by instalments.

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s.084 Termination of Public Health Act controls over offensive trades etc.

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Part 4

Litter Etc

8 of 25 sections shown

s.087 Offence of leaving litter. Prosecution

Drop or leave litter in a public placeAny Person
Leave litter in open public areasAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.088 Fixed penalty notices for leaving litter. Prosecution

Fail to give name and address when asked by litter enforcement officerAny Person
Fail to give name or address to a litter officerAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.089 Duty to keep land and highways clear of litter etc. Regulated

Keep land and designated litter control areas clear of litterOccupier

s.091 Summary proceedings by persons aggrieved by litter. Prosecution

Fail to comply with a litter abatement orderAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.092 Summary proceedings by litter authorities Prosecution

Fail to comply with a litter abatement noticeOccupier

Fine up to £2,500

s.094 Street litter: supplementary provisions Prosecution

Fail to comply with a street litter compliance orderAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.095 Public registers. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must maintain a public register of litter control ordersLocal authority

s.099 Powers in relation to abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must consult and notify before seizing abandoned trolleysLocal authority

17 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.086 Preliminary.

s.088 Littering from vehicles: civil penalty regime

s.088 Guidance on littering enforcement in England and Wales

s.088 Littering from a vehicle: Scottish civil penalty regime

s.088 Littering from a vehicle: consequences of civil penalty charge notice under section 88C

s.090 Litter control areas.

s.092 Litter clearing notices

s.092 Appeals against litter clearing notices

s.092 Failure to comply with litter clearing notice

s.093 Street litter control notices.

s.094 Fixed penalty notices relating to sections 92C and 94

s.094 Free distribution of printed matter

s.096 Application of Part II.

s.097 Transitional provision relating to section 89.

s.097 Fixed penalty notices: supplementary

s.097 Exclusion of liability

s.098 Definitions.

Part 5

Amendment of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960

0 of 6 sections shown

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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s.105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Part 6

Genetically Modified Organisms

16 of 23 sections shown

s.106 Purpose of Part VI and meaning of “genetically modified organisms” and related expressions.

amended 18 times (opens in a new tab)

s.106 Exclusion of precision bred organisms from English application of Part

amended 18 times

s.107 Meaning of “damage to the environment”, “control” and related expressions in Part VI.

amended 15 times (opens in a new tab)

s.108 Risk assessment and notification requirements. Prosecution

Assess environmental risks and notify authorities before handling GMOsAny Person

Unlimited fine · amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)

s.111 Consents required by certain persons. Prosecution

Obtain consent before importing, marketing, or releasing GMOsAny Person

Unlimited fine · amended 8 times (opens in a new tab)

s.112 Consents: limitations and conditions. Regulated

Manage GMO risks and notify the Secretary of State of changesAny Person

amended 21 times (opens in a new tab)

s.113 Fees and charges.

amended 4 times (opens in a new tab)

s.114 Appointment etc of inspectors.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.116 Obtaining of information from persons.

amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)

s.118 Offences. Prosecution

Fail to comply with genetically modified organism (GMO) regulationsAny Person

Unlimited fine · amended 4 times (opens in a new tab)

s.119 Onus of proof as regards techniques and evidence.

amended 6 times (opens in a new tab)

s.122 Public register of information. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must maintain a public register of environmental informationCrown / Minister / Government department

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.123 Exclusion from register of certain information.

amended 13 times (opens in a new tab)

s.124 Advisory committee for purposes of Part VI. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must appoint an advisory committee for GMOsCrown / Minister / Government department

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.126 Mode of exercise of certain functions.

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.127 Definitions.

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.109 General duties relating to importation, acquisition, keeping, release or marketing of organisms.

s.110 Prohibition notices.

s.115 Rights of entry and inspection.

s.117 Power to deal with cause of imminent danger of damage to the environment.

s.120 Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied.

s.121 Power of Secretary of State to remedy harm.

s.125 Delegation of enforcement functions.

Part 7

Nature Conservation in Great Britain and Countryside Matters in Wales

9 of 12 sections shown

s.128 Creation and constitution of new Councils.

amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)

s.129 Grants to the Council

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.130 Countryside functions of Welsh Council.

amended 4 times (opens in a new tab)

s.131 Nature conservation functions: preliminary.

amended 5 times (opens in a new tab)

s.132 General functions of the Council.

amended 16 times (opens in a new tab)

s.133 Special functions of Councils.

amended 7 times (opens in a new tab)

s.134 Grants and loans by the Council.

amended 6 times (opens in a new tab)

s.136 Transfer to Welsh Council of certain property etc. of Countryside Commission.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.137 Offers of employment to employees of Nature Conservancy Council and certain employees of Countryside Commission.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.135 Schemes for the transfer of property etc. of the Nature Conservancy Council.

s.138 Winding up and dissolution of Nature Conservancy Council.

s.139 Transitional provisions and savings.

Part 8

Miscellaneous

11 of 16 sections shown

s.140 Power to prohibit or restrict the importation, use, supply or storage of injurious substances or articles. Imprisonment

Breach restrictions on harmful substances or articlesAny Person

2 years imprisonment · amended 8 times (opens in a new tab)

s.141 Power to regulate the importation or exportation of waste or the transit of waste for export. Imprisonment

Breach waste import or export regulationsAny Person

2 years imprisonment · amended 20 times (opens in a new tab)

s.142 Powers to obtain information about potentially hazardous substances.

amended 11 times (opens in a new tab)

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amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.145 Penalties for offences of polluting controlled waters etc.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.146 Deposits of substances and articles in the sea, etc.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.147 Public registers relating to deposits in the sea and incineration at sea. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Licensing authorities must maintain public registers for sea depositsLocal authority

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amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.149 Seizure of stray dogs. Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must appoint an officer to manage stray dogsLocal authority

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.150 Delivery of stray dogs to . . . local authority officer. Prosecution

Fail to deliver stray dog to local authorityAny Person

Fine up to £500 · amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.153 Financial assistance for environmental purposes.

amended 45 times (opens in a new tab)

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.144 Amendments of hazardous substances legislation.

s.151 Enforcement of orders about collars and tags for dogs.

s.152 Burning of straw and stubble etc.

s.154 The Groundwork Foundation: superannuation.

s.155 Remuneration of chairman of Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council.

Part 9

General

9 of 11 sections shown

s.156 Power to give effect to assimilated obligations and international obligations etc.

amended 6 times (opens in a new tab)

s.157 Offences by bodies corporate. Prosecution

Corporate offence liability for directors and officersDirector or Officer

Unlimited fine · amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)

s.158 Offences under Parts I, II, IV, VI , etc. due to fault of others. Regulated

Cause another person to commit an environmental offenceAny Person

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.159 Application to Crown.

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.160 Service of notices.

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.160 Regulations and orders

amended 2 times

s.161 Directions

amended 16 times (opens in a new tab)

s.162 Consequential and minor amendments and repeals.

amended 3 times (opens in a new tab)

s.164 Short title, commencement and extent.

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.163 Financial provisions.

s.163 Application of Part VI: England and Wales

Schedules

32 of 251 shown

s.003 Statutory Nuisances: Supplementary Provisions Imprisonment

Do not obstruct authorised entry or disclose trade secretsAny Person

s.010 Transfer Schemes: Nature Conservancy Council Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must approve or create environmental body transfer schemesCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch001 (1) Except as provided by sub-paragraph (1A) below, The requirements... Regulated

Advertise changes when variation notice involves substantial process changeOccupier

s.sch002 Waste Disposal Authorities and Companies Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must notify authorities before directing company formationCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 13 and... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Notify people affected by asset transfers and pay compensation if unfairly treatedCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State may, by directions, prescribe descriptions... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste disposal authorities must provide information to the Secretary of State on requestLocal authority

s.sch002 (1) A waste disposal authority which proposes to enter into... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste disposal authorities must follow public tender rules for waste contractsLocal authority

s.sch002 (1) An authority which has been given notice under paragraph... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must consider applications and representations from authorities on proposed directionsCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch002 (1) A direction may require the authority or authorities to... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Representative authority must consult other authorities before forming a companyLocal authority

s.sch002 (1) Where an authority has formed a company or companies... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Authority must submit property transfer scheme to Secretary of StateLocal authority

s.sch002 (1) The provisions of this paragraph apply to the transfer... Regulated

Agree and document transfer of property, rights and liabilities from the authorityTrader

s.sch002aa Waste reduction schemes Prosecution

Obstruct inspection of waste scheme accountsAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.sch002aa (1) An order under paragraph 2(3), 6(2) or 15(2) is... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must get Parliament's approval before making certain orders under Schedule 2AACrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch002aa (1) A waste reduction scheme must provide for a financial... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste collection authorities must include a financial incentive in their waste reduction schemeLocal authority

s.sch002aa (1) The authority must comply with the following requirements after... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Authority must publish waste reduction scheme and notify occupiersLocal authority

s.sch002aa A waste reduction scheme must contain provision enabling a person... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Waste reduction schemes must include an appeals process for decisions on rebates and chargesLocal authority

s.sch002aa (1) A waste collection authority that operates a waste reduction... Prosecution

Obstruct inspection of waste reduction scheme accountAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.sch003 (1) A person who wilfully obstructs any person acting in... Prosecution

Obstruct authorised environmental officerAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.sch003 Where an appeal against a notice served by a local... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must include appeal rights on enforcement noticesLocal authority

s.sch003a Free distribution of printed matter on designated land Prosecution

Distribute free printed matter on designated land without consentAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.sch003a (1) A person commits an offence if he distributes any... Prosecution

Distribute free printed matter without consent on designated landAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.sch003a (1) This paragraph applies where on any occasion it appears... Prosecution

Fail to give name and address to litter authority officerAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.sch004 (1) Subject to the following sub-paragraphs, the local authority, as... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must hold seized trolleys for 6 weeks and notify ownersLocal authority

s.sch005 (1) Section 13 of the 1960 Act (offences) shall be... Prosecution

Fail to comply with a requirement under section 8A of the 1960 ActAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch005 After section 13 (offences) of the 1960 Act there shall... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Chief inspector must keep and make available documents to the publicStatutory regulator

s.sch005 (1) In section 3 of the 1960 Act (registration of... Regulated

s.sch007 Preliminary Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Joint Nature Conservation Committee must submit annual activity reportsStatutory regulator

s.sch007 (1) The councils shall provide the committee with . .... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Councils must provide financial resources to the committee for its functionsLocal authority

s.sch010 (1) Before such date or dates as the Secretary of... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Nature Conservancy Council must submit a transfer scheme to the Secretary of StateCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch010 (1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Nature conservation councils must provide information and assistance to Secretary of StateStatutory regulator

s.sch010 (1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Countryside Commission and Council must assist Secretary of State with proposalsCrown / Minister / Government department

s.sch010 (1) Before such date or dates as the Secretary of... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Countryside Commission must submit transfer scheme to Secretary of State by directed dateStatutory regulator

219 other schedules

s.001 AUTHORISATIONS FOR PROCESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

s.004 Abandoned Shopping and Luggage Trolleys

s.005 . ..

s.006 The Countryside Council for Wales: Constitution.

s.008 Amendment of Enactments relating to Countryside Matters

s.009 Amendment of Enactments conferring Nature Conservancy Functions

s.011 Transitional Provisions and Savings for Part VII

s.014 Amendments of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971

s.015 Consequential and Minor Amendments of Enactments

s.sch001 (1) An application to the enforcing authority for an authorisation...

s.sch001 (1) Except in a case where an application for the...

s.sch001 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, the enforcing authority shall...

s.sch001 (1) The Secretary of State may give directions to the...

s.sch001 The Secretary of State may give the enforcing authority a...

s.sch001 (1) Except in a case where an application has been...

s.sch001 (1) The requirements of this paragraph apply where an application...

s.sch001 (1) The Secretary of State may give directions to the...

s.sch001 The Secretary of State may give the enforcing authority a...

s.sch002 In this Part of this Schedule— “ authority ” means...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to planning permission deemed...

s.sch002 Where on any transfer by virtue of a transfer scheme...

s.sch002 (1) A joint certificate by or on behalf of the...

s.sch002 Where any of the rights or liabilities transferred by a...

s.sch002 Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of paragraph...

s.sch002 (1) The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981...

s.sch002 A waste disposal authority shall, in determining the terms and...

s.sch002 (1) A waste disposal authority shall have regard to the...

s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State, before giving any directions to...

s.sch002 A waste disposal authority, in taking any of the following...

s.sch002 Where a waste disposal authority has entered into a contract...

s.sch002 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, any provision to which...

s.sch002 (1) An authority which has been directed to form a...

s.sch002 A scheme under paragraph 6 above may define the property,...

s.sch002 (1) Any shares in a company which are issued as...

s.sch002aa (1) The purpose of a waste reduction scheme is to...

s.sch002aa (1) Where a waste collection authority that operates a waste...

s.sch002aa (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision...

s.sch002aa An authority may use for the purpose of administering a...

s.sch002aa (1) An authority that has made a waste reduction scheme...

s.sch002aa (1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to waste...

s.sch002aa (1) In this Schedule— “ domestic premises ” means— a...

s.sch002aa (1) A waste collection authority may make a waste reduction...

s.sch002aa (1) A waste reduction scheme may include provision for charging...

s.sch002aa (1) The Secretary of State may by order set a...

s.sch002aa (1) From year to year, and taking one year with...

s.sch002b Categories of waste

s.sch002b Production or consumption residues not otherwise specified below.

s.sch002b Machining or finishing residues (e.g. lathe turnings, mill scales, etc....

s.sch002b Residues from raw materials extraction and processing (e.g. mining residues,...

s.sch002b Adulterated materials (e.g. oils contaminated with PCBs, etc. ).

s.sch002b Any materials, substances or products whose use has been banned...

s.sch002b Products for which the holder has no further use (e.g....

s.sch002b Contaminated materials, substances or products resulting from remedial action with...

s.sch002b Any materials, substances or products which are not contained in...

s.sch002b Off-specification products.

s.sch002b Products whose date for appropriate use has expired.

s.sch002b Materials spilled, lost or having undergone other mishap, including any...

s.sch002b Materials contaminated or soiled as a result of planned actions...

s.sch002b Unusable parts (e.g. reject batteries, exhausted catalysts, etc. ).

s.sch002b Substances which no longer perform satisfactorily (e.g. contaminated solvents, exhausted...

s.sch002b Residues of industrial processes (e.g. slags, still bottoms, etc. )....

s.sch002b Residues from pollution abatement processes (e.g. scrubber sludges, baghouse dusts,...

s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to appeals under section...

s.sch003 Schedule 3 para.1A

s.sch003 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any person authorised by...

s.sch003 (1) Any person authorised by a local authority may on...

s.sch003 (1) This paragraph applies to the following function of a...

s.sch003 Nothing done by, or by a member of, a local...

s.sch003a (1) A principal litter authority may by order in accordance...

s.sch003a (1) A principal litter authority may on the application of...

s.sch003a (1) A principal litter authority may require the payment of...

s.sch003a (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a principal...

s.sch003a (1) Where it appears to an authorised officer of a...

s.sch003a In this Schedule “ authorised officer ”, in relation to...

s.sch004 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, this Schedule applies where...

s.sch004 (1) Where this Schedule applies in relation to a shopping...

s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies where the local authority is entitled...

s.sch004 (1) The local authority, in fixing the charges to be...

s.sch004 In this Schedule— “luggage trolley” means a trolley provided by...

s.sch005 (1) Section 8 of the 1960 Act (requirement for disposal...

s.sch005 After the section 11C of the 1960 Act inserted by...

s.sch005 (1) In section 1 of the 1960 Act (registration for...

s.sch005 After section 12 of the 1960 Act there shall be...

s.sch005 (1) Section 12 of the 1960 Act (rights of entry...

s.sch005 In section 16 of the 1960 Act (expenses and receipts)—...

s.sch005 In section 18 of the 1960 Act (meaning of expression...

s.sch005 In section 20 of the 1960 Act (application of Act...

s.sch005 (1) In Schedule 1 to the 1960 Act (enactments, other...

s.sch005 (1) In section 9 (functions of public and local authorities)...

s.sch005 In section 21 of the 1960 Act (application of Act...

s.sch005 In section 19 (general interpretation), after the definition of “the...

s.sch005 (1) In section 1(2) (applications for registration of users of...

s.sch005 In section 19 (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribed” after...

s.sch005 (1) In section 1 of the 1960 Act (registration for...

s.sch005 After section 8 of the 1960 Act there shall be...

s.sch005 (1) In section 11 of the 1960 Act (procedure in...

s.sch006 In this Part of this Schedule any reference to the...

s.sch006 The council shall pay to the chief officer and their...

s.sch006 The council shall, in the case of such of their...

s.sch006 (1) The council may regulate their own procedure (including making...

s.sch006 (1) Anything authorised or required by or under any enactment...

s.sch006 (1) The council may appoint persons who are not members...

s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies in England and Wales only.

s.sch006 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition...

s.sch006 (1) For the purposes of the application of any enactment...

s.sch006 The council shall— (a) furnish the Secretary of State with...

s.sch006 The council shall be a body corporate.

s.sch006 (1) The council shall— (a) as soon as possible after...

s.sch006 (1) The council shall keep proper accounts and other records,...

s.sch006 In paragraph 7 of section 39(1) of the Superannuation Act...

s.sch006 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...

s.sch006 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...

s.sch006 In Schedule 3 to the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (gifts...

s.sch006 (1) The council shall not be regarded as the servant...

s.sch006 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the...

s.sch006 A member of the council who ceases to be a...

s.sch006 The Secretary of State may remove a member of the...

s.sch006 (1) The council shall— (a) pay to their members such...

s.sch006 (1) There shall be a chief officer of the council....

s.sch006 The council may appoint such number of other employees as...

s.sch007 In this Schedule— “chairman” means (except in paragraph 2(1) below)...

s.sch007 (1) The committee shall— (a) as soon as possible after...

s.sch007 (1) The committee shall consist of eleven voting members, namely—...

s.sch007 The chairman and the three members appointed by the Secretary...

s.sch007 (1) The three members appointed by the Secretary of State...

s.sch007 (1) The committee shall— (a) pay to the chairman such...

s.sch007 The committee shall pay to the three members appointed by...

s.sch007 (1) The committee may regulate their own procedure (including making...

s.sch007 (1) Anything authorised or required to be done by the...

s.sch008 (1) The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act...

s.sch008 (1) The Countryside Act 1968 shall be amended as follows....

s.sch008 . . . in section 9 of that Act (grants...

s.sch008 (1) The Highways Act 1980 shall be amended as follows....

s.sch008 (1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 shall be amended...

s.sch008 In section 22 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984...

s.sch009 (1) The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act...

s.sch009 (1) The Animal Health Act 1981 shall be amended as...

s.sch009 (1) The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 shall be amended...

s.sch009 In section 18 of the Agriculture Act 1986 (environmentally sensitive...

s.sch009 In paragraph 5 of Schedule 2, and in paragraph 17...

s.sch009 In the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988, for each...

s.sch009 In Schedule 9 to the Electricity Act 1989 (preservation of...

s.sch009 (1) The Countryside Act 1968 shall be amended as follows....

s.sch009 In section 10 of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970...

s.sch009 In section 1 of the Import of Live Fish (England...

s.sch009 In section 105A of the Highways Act 1980 (environmental assessment...

s.sch010 Not later than such date or dates as the Secretary...

s.sch010 (1) Each new Council shall, before such date as the...

s.sch010 Where a person becomes an employee of a new Council...

s.sch010 Where an offer is made to a person in pursuance...

s.sch010 (1) Any dispute as to whether an offer under paragraph...

s.sch010 (1) If at any time after a transfer scheme has...

s.sch010 It shall be the duty of the Nature Conservancy Council...

s.sch010 A transfer scheme may— (a) define the property, rights and...

s.sch010 For the avoidance of doubt property, rights and liabilities of...

s.sch010 (1) If at any time after a transfer scheme has...

s.sch010 It shall be the duty of the Countryside Council for...

s.sch010 (1) A transfer scheme may— (a) define the property, rights...

s.sch011 In this Part of this Schedule— “the appointed day” means...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to any provision of a local...

s.sch011 (1) The repeal by this Act of paragraph 12 of...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to any land which, immediately before...

s.sch011 Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 12 above...

s.sch011 The Secretary of State may, in relation to any particular...

s.sch011 In this Schedule “the 1949 Act” means the National Parks...

s.sch011 (1) Any relevant thing done by or in relation to...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to any provision of any agreement,...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to any provision of a local...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to— (a) any area of land...

s.sch011 In this Part of this Schedule— “appointed day” means the...

s.sch011 (1) In this Part of this Schedule a reference to...

s.sch011 (1) Anything done (or deemed by any enactment to have...

s.sch011 (1) This paragraph applies to any agreement, any instrument and...

s.sch012 Injurious or Hazardous Substances: Advisory Committee

s.sch012 The Secretary of State shall appoint the members of the...

s.sch012 The committee shall include persons who appear to the Secretary...

s.sch012 The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations with...

s.sch012 The Secretary of State shall provide the committee with such...

s.sch012 The Secretary of State may pay to the members of...

s.sch013 Amendments of Hazardous Substances Legislation

s.sch013 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 shall be amended as...

s.sch013 In section 303(6) of the Town and Country Planning Act...

s.sch013 (1) Section 2 (appropriate Minister to be hazardous substances authority...

s.sch013 In section 7(1)(a) (applications for consent), after the word “applications”...

s.sch013 In section 11 (deemed hazardous substances consent in transitional cases)—...

s.sch013 In section 12 (deemed consent: government authorisation), at the end...

s.sch013 In section 13 (applications for hazardous substances consent in place...

s.sch013 In section 22 (validity of decisions as to applications), in...

s.sch013 In section 25(1)(c) (provisions of principal Act capable of application...

s.sch013 Before section 27 there shall be inserted the following section—...

s.sch014 The Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 shall be amended...

s.sch014 In section 19 (prosecutions), after subsection (4), there shall be...

s.sch014 After that section there shall be inserted the following section—...

s.sch014 In section 20(1) (power of court to direct amount of...

s.sch014 In section 24(2) (application of Act to Government ships), for...

s.sch014 In section 25(1) (power to extend provisions of Act to...

s.sch014 In section 30 (provisions as to Northern Ireland), after subsection...

s.sch015 (1) The following provisions of of the Transport Act 1968...

s.sch015 In section 42 of the Countryside Act 1968 (National Park...

s.sch015 In section 170A(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973...

s.sch015 Section 5 of the Health and Safety at Work etc....

s.sch015 (1) The following provisions of the Control of Pollution Act...

s.sch015 For subsection (6) of section 56 of the Control of...

s.sch015 (1) Section 1 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978...

s.sch015 In the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906 there shall...

s.sch015 In section 25 of the Local Government and Planning (Scotland)...

s.sch015 Section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (creation by...

s.sch015 In section 7(4) of the Public Health (Control of Disease)...

s.sch015 In section 76(1)(b) and (4)(a) of the Building Act 1984,...

s.sch015 In section 25(3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act...

s.sch015 In section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (joint...

s.sch015 In Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1988 (competition:...

s.sch015 (1) The following provisions of the Dogs Act 1906 shall...

s.sch015 (1) The Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 shall be...

s.sch015 (1) The following provisions of the Public Health Act 1936...

s.sch015 (1) Section 151 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954...

s.sch015 In section 1(1)(g) of the Hovercraft Act 1986 (power to...

s.sch016 Repeals

1 other provision

s.para.529 Note: The repeal of the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act...

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