Regulator Profile
NIEA
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Enforcement Regulator5
Areas of regulation
18
Laws enforced
UK-wide
Quick links
Emissions
Environmental
Heritage
Waste
Water
What NIEA does
Northern Ireland's environmental regulator. Part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Issues environmental permits, regulates waste and emissions, protects water quality and natural heritage. Designates and manages protected sites (ASSIs).
Additional information
Northern Ireland equivalent of Environment Agency + Natural England. Part of DAERA, not a standalone agency.
Legal framework
Legislation that NIEA enforces.
Primary legislation
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 - full legislation Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Schedule 1 Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Section 14 Act 2000
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Section 22 Act 2000
- European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 Act 2020
- Government of Wales Act 2006 Act 2006
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4 Act 2009
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 Act 2008
Secondary legislation
- Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006, Regulation 2 UK Statutory Instrument 2006
- EPR 2016 - Schedule 25 (Flood risk activities) UK Statutory Instrument 2016
- Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2013
- Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2003
- The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2017
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2003
- Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2011
Sectors regulated
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets
Environment