Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 766 of 2013). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Soil pollution/quality Pollution control Waste disposal Transport/storage Hazardous substances Authorization/permit Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 for purposes of implementing Council Directive 2011/97/EU, which amends Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste. They, among other things: replace the definition of the Landfill Directive so as to take account of that Directive’s amendment by Council Directive 2011/97/EU; enable the Regulator to exercise its functions so as to permit the storage of liquid waste in accordance with the Mercury Regulation; and impose obligations to send copies of environmental permits and safety assessments to the Secretary of State. They also amend the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 in relation to England, Wales and Scotland to bring sites used for the storage of metallic mercury pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Mercury Regulation within the scope of application of those Regulations. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2011/97/EU amending Directive 1999/31/EC as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste. Legislation | European Union | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Hazardous substances, Waste management, Hazardous waste, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 743 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazards, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Institution, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 675 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX