UK Statutory Instrument 2000 England and Wales

The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

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At a glance

Enforced by

Environment Agency

What's here

9 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 9 obligations carry up to 2 years imprisonment. 8 have 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 6
  • Applicant 1

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Applicants also bound by 294 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.

Part I — GENERAL

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation and notices

Part II — HOLDING, LABELLING, DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL

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s.003

Prohibition on holding without registration

s.004

Prohibition on holding irrespective of registration

s.005

Labelling of contaminated equipment

Part III — REGISTRATION OF HOLDERS OF CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT

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s.006

Registration

s.007

Cancellation of registration or particulars

s.008

Appeals

Part IV — INVENTORIES OF CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT

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s.009

Inventories of contaminated equipment

s.010

Information for inventories

Part V — MISCELLANEOUS

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s.011

Information for the public

s.012

Payment of charges

s.013

Offences and penalties

s.013

Civil sanctions

s.013

Civil sanctions, Wales

s.014

Revocation of Regulations

Schedules

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s.sch002

Each item of decontaminated equipment must be clearly marked with...

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.

s.006

Registration

  • Register PCBs and contaminated equipment with the relevant authority Applicant
s.008

Appeals

  • Appeal a registration refusal or cancellation of contaminated equipment Any Person
s.009

Inventories of contaminated equipment

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency and NRBW must maintain registers of PCB-contaminated equipment Statutory regulator
s.011

Information for the public

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Environment Agency must maintain a public register of PCB disposal Statutory regulator
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s.civil sanctions

Civil sanctions

s.civil sanctions, wales

Civil sanctions, Wales

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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 …

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Made under

Environmental Protection Act 1990 1990 Primary Act

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