What this covers
Permit to carry out Part A(2) or Part B activities or run a Part A(2) or Part B installation or mobile plant.
It applies in England and Wales. Other UK nations run their own regimes — check the equivalent for the nation you trade in.
Why you need it
This licence is not an administrative preference — it exists because Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.
We have not yet extracted duties, penalties or exemptions for this Act into the graph, so there is nothing more we can add beyond the source text.
Who issues it
Your local council issues this, acting as the licensing authority for the area you trade in. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales, so two neighbouring authorities can reach you differently.
Where to apply
Our guidance on this
Everything below is written out in full elsewhere on Guvnor — this page points at it rather than repeating it.
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Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.