Environmental Protection, England And Wales PART 1 General Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: general 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: Directives 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exempt facilities 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: exempt facilities 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: local authority 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: operate a regulated facility and operator 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: regulated facility and class of regulated facility 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation: relevant function 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giving notices, notifications and directions, and the submission of forms 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Environmental Permits CHAPTER 1 Application to the Crown and requirement for an environmental permit Application to the Crown 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement for environmental permit 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Grant of an environmental permit Grant of an environmental permit 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content and form of an environmental permit 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions in relation to certain land 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile plant operating on the site of another regulated facility: conflict of permit conditions 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single site permits etc. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidation of an environmental permit 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subsistence of an environmental permit 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 Variation, transfer, revocation and surrender of an environmental permit Variation of an environmental permit 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of an environmental permit 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of an environmental permit: general 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of an environmental permit: steps to be taken after the revocation takes effect 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of the surrender of an environmental permit 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for the surrender of an environmental permit 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 Standard rules Preparation and revision of standard rules 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard rules as conditions of an environmental permit 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of revisions of standard rules 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation of standard rules 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variation of an environmental permit: revocation of standard rules 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 Appeals in relation to environmental permits Appeals to an appropriate authority 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Discharge of functions in relation to a regulated facility Discharge of functions 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direction to a regulator: discharge of functions by a different regulator 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of environmental permits and inspection of regulated facilities 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific provisions applying to environmental permits 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Enforcement and offences Enforcement notices 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension notices 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defences 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by bodies corporate 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement by the High Court 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissibility of evidence 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Public Registers Interpretation of this Part 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty of the regulator to maintain a public register 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion from public registers of information affecting national security 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion from public registers of confidential information 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure if the regulator considers that information may be confidential 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty to determine confidentiality 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of confidentiality 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure following a determination 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals in relation to confidentiality 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequences of an appeal 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reconsideration of confidentiality 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directions of the appropriate authority in relation to confidentiality 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Powers and functions of the regulator and the appropriate authority Power of the regulator to prevent or remedy pollution 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environment Agency: notices in relation to emissions to water 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environment Agency: public participation statement 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require the provision of information 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directions to regulators and exemption registration authorities: general 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference of applications to an appropriate authority 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directions to the Agency: installations outside the United Kingdom 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidance to regulators and exemption registration authorities 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees and charges in relation to the exercise of regulator's functions by local authorities 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plans relating to emissions 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 Miscellaneous provisions Chapter 1 Interpretation Interpretation of this Part 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 2 Further provision – waste and extractive waste Further provision in relation to waste and extractive waste 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3 Transitional provisions - former enactments Existing permits 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Site plans not required for existing permits 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of existing groundwater permits 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previously excluded radioactive material and radioactive waste 72A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previously exempt radioactive substances activities 72B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End time: regulations 72A and 72B 72C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing radioactive substances permits 72D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radioactive substances exemption orders 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exempt water discharge activities 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exempt groundwater activities 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional applications 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer notices under former enactments 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing notices under former enactments 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding appeals against existing notices 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions under former enactments 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding appeals against decisions under former enactments 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under former enactments 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing directions under former enactments 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public registers under former enactments 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recovery of expenses for disposal of radioactive waste 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 4 Transitional provisions – the 2007 Regulations and former PPC or waste legislation Existing environmental permits 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications under the 2007 Regulations 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for grant of PPC permit or waste management licence 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit, other than in relation to landfill 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 transitional applications for grant of PPC permit in relation to landfill: applications determined under the 2007 Regulations 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 transitional applications not relating to grant of PPC permit 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notifications of surrender 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing notices under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding appeals against existing notices 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals under these Regulations against existing notices 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding appeals against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals under these Regulations against decisions under the 2007 Regulations or former PPC or waste legislation 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other existing notices and instruments 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing directions under the 2007 Regulations 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public registers 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing exempt waste operations 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing Part A(1) installations 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Existing mining waste operations 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 5 Savings and consequential provisions Savings 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeals 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .