UK Statutory Instrument
1989
United Kingdom
The Trade Effluents (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1989
At a glance
What's here
2 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Statutory Undertaker 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Mentioned in related content
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Statutory Undertakers also bound by 22 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 2006 43 duties
- Water Industry Act 1991 1991 38 duties
- The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 1995 13 duties
- The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 2000 12 duties
- New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 1991 11 duties
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.
Schedules
Browse 1 other Schedule — structural / supplementary
Trade effluent containing prescribed substances
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must apply strict controls to high-risk trade effluents Statutory regulator
Variation of existing consents
- Water companies must notify the Secretary of State before varying certain consents Statutory Undertaker
Browse 4 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Trade effluent derived from prescribed processes
Mercury and its compounds Cadmium and its compounds gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane DDT...
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