Regulator Profile
Environment Agency
Enforcement Regulator5
Areas of regulation
62
Laws enforced
England
Emissions
Environmental
Permits
Waste
Water
What Environment Agency does
Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues permits for regulated activities.
Additional information
Scotland: SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) Wales: NRW (Natural Resources Wales) Northern Ireland: NIEA
Legal framework
Legislation that Environment Agency enforces.
Primary legislation
- Forestry Act 1967, Section 9 Act 1967
- Control of Pollution Act 1974 Act 1974
- Reservoirs Act 1975 Act 1975
- Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Act 1975
- Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 Act 1989
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act 1990
- LDA 1991 Act 1991
- Water Industry Act 1991 Act 1991
- Water Resources Act 1991 Act 1991
- Noise Act 1996 Act 1996
- Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 Act 1999
- Water Act 2003 Act 2003
- Climate Change Act 2008 Act 2008
- Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Act 2010
- Fisheries Act 2020 Act 2020
- Environment Act 2021 (enhancement) Act 2021
Secondary legislation
- Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 UK Statutory Instrument 1991
- The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
- UKSI 2000/1043 UK Statutory Instrument 2000
- Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001 UK Statutory Instrument 2001
- UKSI 2002/2688 UK Statutory Instrument 2002
- UKSI 2003/3242 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument 2004
- Drought Plan Regulations 2005 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- ... and 36 more statutory instruments
Sectors regulated
Construction
Manufacturing