Regulator Profile

NRW

Natural Resources Wales

Enforcement Regulator

5

Areas of regulation

46

Laws enforced

Wales

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Emissions Environmental Marine Licensing Waste Water

What NRW does

Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, manages natural resources, and protects wildlife.

Additional information

Welsh equivalent of Environment Agency + Natural England combined. Also issues marine licences for Welsh waters.

Legal framework

Legislation that NRW enforces.

Primary legislation

• Forestry Act 1967, Section 9 Act 1967
• Reservoirs Act 1975 Act 1975
• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Act 1975
• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) Act 1981
• Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act 1990
• LDA 1991 Act 1991
• Water Industry Act 1991 Act 1991
• Water Resources Act 1991 Act 1991
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Act 2006
• Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act 2009
• Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Act 2010

Secondary legislation

• Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994 UK Statutory Instrument 1994
• Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Regulations UK Statutory Instrument 2000
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) UK Statutory Instrument 2002
• End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
• Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 UK Statutory Instrument 2007
• Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 UK Statutory Instrument 2007
• UKSI 2008/2852 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
• Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
• Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2009
• ... and 25 more statutory instruments

Sectors regulated

Forestry and logging Marine and tidal Environment