- Status
- Repealed
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 1 of 3 obligations carry imprisonment (51 weeks). 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person1
Plus 2 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 2685 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
What it requires
Regulations 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
General
0 of 10 sections shown10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002
Interpretation: general
s.003
Interpretation: Directives
s.004
Exempt facilities
s.005
Interpretation: exempt facilities
s.006
Interpretation: local authority
s.007
Interpretation: operate a regulated facility and operator
s.008
Interpretation: regulated facility and class of regulated facility
s.009
Interpretation: relevant function
s.010
Giving notices, notifications and directions, and the submission of forms
Part 2
Environmental Permits
0 of 19 sections shown19 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011
Application to the Crown
s.012
Requirement for environmental permit
s.013
Grant of an environmental permit
s.014
Content and form of an environmental permit
s.015
Conditions in relation to certain land
s.016
Mobile plant operating on the site of another regulated facility: conflict of permit conditions
s.017
Single site permits etc.
s.018
Consolidation of an environmental permit
s.019
Subsistence of an environmental permit
s.020
Variation of an environmental permit
s.021
Transfer of an environmental permit
s.023
Revocation of an environmental permit: steps to be taken after the revocation takes effect
s.024
Notification of the surrender of an environmental permit
s.025
Application for the surrender of an environmental permit
s.026
Preparation and revision of standard rules
s.028
Notification of revisions of standard rules
s.029
Revocation of standard rules
s.030
Variation of an environmental permit: revocation of standard rules
s.031
Appeals to an appropriate authority
Part 3
Discharge of functions in relation to a regulated facility
0 of 4 sections shown4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.032
Discharge of functions
s.033
Direction to a regulator: discharge of functions by a different regulator
s.034
Review of environmental permits and inspection of regulated facilities
s.035
Specific provisions applying to environmental permits
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 207 shown207 other schedules
s.sch001
Application of Part B activities: releases into the air
s.sch001
References to releases into water
s.sch001
References to certain substances
s.sch002
Interpretation: general
s.sch002
Restrictions on registering exempt waste operations carried on at the same place
s.sch002
Fee for registration relating to WEEE operations
s.sch002
Validity of registration of waste operations
s.sch002
Changes to relevant particulars relating to waste operations
s.sch002
Record keeping for exempt waste operations
s.sch002
Periodic inspections of establishments and undertakings
s.sch002
Interpretation: exemption registration authority
s.sch002
Exempt waste operations
s.sch002
Exempt water discharge activities
s.sch002
Exempt groundwater activities
s.sch002
Procedure for registering an exempt facility
s.sch002
Register of exempt facilities
s.sch002
Duty to remove entries from the register
s.sch002
Exclusion from the register of information affecting national security
s.sch003
Crushing waste fluorescent tubes (T17)
s.sch003
Dewatering using flocculants (T18)
s.sch003
Physical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel (T19)
s.sch003
Treatment of waste at a water treatment works (T20)
s.sch003
Recovery of waste at a waste water treatment works (T21)
s.sch003
Treatment of animal by-product waste at a collection centre (T22)
s.sch003
Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment (T23)
s.sch003
Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas (T24)
s.sch003
Anaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas (T25)
s.sch003
Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery (T26)
s.sch003
Treatment of sheep dip for disposal (T27)
s.sch003
Sorting and de-naturing of controlled drugs for disposal (T28)
s.sch003
Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal (T29)
s.sch003
Recovery of silver (T30)
s.sch003
Recovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids (T31)
s.sch003
Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter (T32)
s.sch003
Recovery of central heating oil by filtration (T33)
s.sch004
Crown application
s.sch004
Contravention of these Regulations by the Crown
s.sch004
Entry to Crown premises
s.sch004
Service on certain Crown operators
s.sch004
Application of this Schedule to certain radioactive substances activities
s.sch005
Consultation with other member States
s.sch005
Duty to consider representations
s.sch005
Duty to determine an application
s.sch005
Identity and competence of the operator
s.sch005
Surrender applications
s.sch005
Time limits for determination
s.sch005
Calculation of the relevant period
s.sch005
Notification of a determination or decision
s.sch005
Date of effect of certain determinations and decisions
s.sch005
Form of certain determinations and decisions: consolidation of permits
s.sch005
Consultation: conditions mentioned in regulation 15(1)
s.sch006
Interpretation
s.sch006
Making an appeal
s.sch006
Time limit for making an appeal
s.sch006
Notice to affected and interested persons
s.sch006
Hearing before an appointed person
s.sch006
Notice of determination of an appeal
s.sch006
Procedure following the quashing of a determination of an appropriate authority
s.sch007
Application
s.sch007
Interpretation
s.sch007
Exercise of regulator's functions: general
s.sch007
Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
s.sch007
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch007
Public participation
s.sch007
Review of environmental permits
s.sch007
Developments in best available techniques
s.sch008
Application
s.sch008
Interpretation
s.sch008
Exercise of regulator's functions: general
s.sch008
Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
s.sch008
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch008
Review of environmental permits
s.sch008
Developments in best available techniques
s.sch009
Application
s.sch009
Interpretation
s.sch009
Grant of an environmental permit for a relevant waste operation: requirement for prior planning permission
s.sch009
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch009
Exercise of relevant functions: disposal of waste
s.sch010
Landfill (opens in a new tab)
s.sch010
Application
s.sch010
Closure of a landfill
s.sch010
Surrender applications
s.sch010
Interpretation: general
s.sch010
Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
s.sch010
Inspection prior to operation
s.sch010
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch010
Interpretation of the Landfill Directive for the exercise of relevant functions
s.sch010
Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: general
s.sch010
Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: additional acceptance criteria relating to physical stability and bearing capacity of granular waste
s.sch010
Interpretation of the Decision Annex for the exercise of relevant functions: additional acceptance criteria in relating to monolithic waste
s.sch011
Application
s.sch011
Interpretation
s.sch011
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch012
Application
s.sch012
Interpretation
s.sch012
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch013
Application
s.sch013
Interpretation
s.sch013
Applications for the grant of an environmental permit
s.sch013
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch014
Application
s.sch014
Interpretation
s.sch014
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch015
Application
s.sch015
Interpretation
s.sch015
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch016
Asbestos (opens in a new tab)
s.sch016
Application
s.sch016
Interpretation
s.sch016
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch017
Application
s.sch017
Interpretation
s.sch017
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch018
Application
s.sch018
Interpretation
s.sch018
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch019
Application
s.sch019
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch020
Application
s.sch020
Closure of a mining waste facility
s.sch020
Inventory of closed mining waste facilities
s.sch020
Developments in best available techniques
s.sch020
Planning permission requirements and conditions
s.sch020
Applications for grant or variation of an environmental permit for a Category A mining waste facility
s.sch020
Interpretation
s.sch020
Applications for grant or variation of an environmental permit
s.sch020
Review of environmental permits
s.sch020
Classification of mining waste facilities
s.sch020
Inspections
s.sch020
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch020
Public participation
s.sch020
Derogation from requirements
s.sch021
Application
s.sch021
Interpretation
s.sch021
Meaning of “water discharge activity”
s.sch021
Highway drains – notice requiring environmental permit
s.sch021
Discharge of trade effluent or sewage effluent into lake or pond – notice requiring environmental permit
s.sch021
Liability resulting from discharge of sewage effluent from public sewer
s.sch022
Application
s.sch022
Notice requiring environmental permit
s.sch022
Notice in relation to a highway drain
s.sch022
Notice in relation to a domestic septic tank or sewage treatment plant
s.sch022
Guidance
s.sch022
Liability resulting from discharge of sewage effluent from public sewer
s.sch022
Interpretation
s.sch022
Meaning of “groundwater activity”
s.sch022
Meaning of “hazardous substance”
s.sch022
Meaning of “non-hazardous pollutant”
s.sch022
Exercise of relevant functions
s.sch022
Applications for grant of environmental permit
s.sch022
Groundwater activities for which a permit may be granted
s.sch022
Prohibition notice
s.sch023
Exemption for receiving and disposing of solid radioactive waste
s.sch023
Conditions in respect of aqueous radioactive waste in paragraph 21
s.sch023
. . . . . . . . . ....
s.sch023
Exemption for accumulating radioactive waste
s.sch023
Radioactive substances exempted under paragraphs 3 and 4
s.sch023
Conditions in respect of the total quantity or concentration of radioactive substances on any premises
s.sch024
Matters to be included in a public register
s.sch024
Information no longer relevant for public participation
s.sch024
Formal cautions
s.sch026
The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003
s.sch026
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003
s.sch026
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
s.sch026
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005
s.sch026
The Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005
s.sch026
The Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005
s.sch026
The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005
s.sch026
The Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Catchweighers) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Measuring Instruments (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006
s.sch026
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
s.sch026
The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
s.sch026
The Large Combustion Plants (National Emission Reduction Plan) Regulations 2007
s.sch026
The Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007
s.sch026
The Environmental Damage (England) Regulations 2009
s.sch026
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
s.sch027
Revocations (opens in a new tab)
s.sch028
Repeals (opens in a new tab)
s.038
Offences
Imprisonment
- Fail to comply with an environmental permit enforcement or suspension noticeAny Person
s.046
Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must maintain a public register of environmental permitsStatutory regulator
s.050
Duty to determine confidentiality
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must determine claims that information is commercially confidentialStatutory regulator
111 other provisions
s.010
Giving notices, notifications and directions, and the submission of forms (opens in a new tab)
s.022
Revocation of an environmental permit: general
s.027
Standard rules as conditions of an environmental permit
s.033
Direction to a regulator: discharge of functions by a different regulator (opens in a new tab)
s.036
Enforcement notices
s.037
Suspension notices
s.039
Penalties
s.040
Defences
s.041
Offences by bodies corporate
s.042
Enforcement by the High Court
s.043
Admissibility of evidence
s.044
Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied
s.045
Interpretation of this Part
s.047
Exclusion from public registers of information affecting national security
s.048
Exclusion from public registers of confidential information
s.049
Procedure if the regulator considers that information may be confidential
s.051
Determination of confidentiality
s.052
Procedure following a determination
s.053
Appeals in relation to confidentiality
s.054
Consequences of an appeal
s.055
Reconsideration of confidentiality
s.056
Directions of the appropriate authority in relation to confidentiality
s.057
Power of the regulator to prevent or remedy pollution
s.058
Environment Agency: notices in relation to emissions to water
s.059
Environment Agency: public participation statement
s.060
Power to require the provision of information
s.061
Directions to regulators and exemption registration authorities: general
s.062
Reference of applications to an appropriate authority
s.063
Directions to the Agency: installations outside the United Kingdom
s.064
Guidance to regulators and exemption registration authorities
s.065
Fees and charges in relation to the exercise of regulator's functions by local authorities
s.066
Plans relating to emissions
s.067
Interpretation of this Part
s.068
Further provision in relation to waste and extractive waste
s.069
Existing permits
s.070
Site plans not required for existing permits
s.071
Review of existing groundwater permits
s.072
Radioactive substances exemption orders
s.073
Exempt water discharge activities
s.074
Exempt groundwater activities
s.075
Transitional applications
s.076
Transfer notices under former enactments
s.077
Existing notices under former enactments
s.078
Outstanding appeals against existing notices
s.079
Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices
s.080
Decisions under former enactments
s.081
Outstanding appeals against decisions under former enactments
s.082
Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under former enactments
s.083
Existing directions under former enactments
s.084
Public registers under former enactments
s.085
Recovery of expenses for disposal of radioactive waste
s.086
Existing environmental permits
s.087
Applications under the 2007 Regulations
s.088
Applications for grant of PPC permit or waste management licence
s.089
2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit, other than in relation to landfill
s.090
2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill
s.091
2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill: applications determined under the 2007 Regulations
s.092
2007 transitional applications not relating to grant of PPC permit
s.093
Notifications of surrender
s.094
Existing notices under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
s.095
Outstanding appeals against existing notices
s.096
Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices
s.097
Decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
s.098
Outstanding appeals against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
s.099
Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation
s.100
Other existing notices and instruments
s.101
Existing directions under the 2007 Regulations
s.102
Public registers
s.103
Existing exempt waste operations
s.104
Existing Part A(1) installations
s.105
Existing mining waste operations
s.106
Savings
s.107
Consequential amendments
s.108
Revocations
s.109
Repeals
s.end time: regulations 72a and 72b
End time: regulations 72A and 72B
s.existing radioactive substances permits
Existing radioactive substances permits
s.para.204
Part A(1)
s.previously excluded radioactive material and radio
Previously excluded radioactive material and radioactive waste
s.previously exempt radioactive substances activitie
Previously exempt radioactive substances activities
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