Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) and Connected Provisions Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 3276 of 2004).

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste disposal Access-to-information Registration Waste management

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

Coming into force on 1 January 2005.

Abstract

Regulation 2(2) removes the definitions of "organic compound" and "volatile organic compound" or "VOC" from the general interpretation section in regulation 2(1) of the Regulations amend the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (“PPC Regulations”), and regulation 2(2)(m) inserts these definitions into Section 7 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations. Regulation 2(3) amends Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the PPC Regulations which lists the activities which are subject to regulation under those Regulations. Regulation 2(4) amends Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Interpretation of Part 1) to the PPC Regulations to exclude from the scope of those Regulations activities carried out in installations or mobile plant used solely for research and development and testing of new products and processes. Regulation 2(5) adds a new exclusion covering animal rendering activities to the list in paragraph 17 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 (Interpretation of "Part A Installation" etc) to the PPC Regulations. Regulation 2(6) deals with amendments to the transitional arrangements in Schedule 3 to the PPC Regulations. Regulation 2(7) inserts minor amendments to Schedule 4 (Grant of Permits) to the PPC Regulations as well as providing for the consultation provisions in paragraphs 9(1)(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) and (c) of that Schedule not to apply in circumstances where there is a national security exemption under regulation 30. Regulation 2(8) modifies in Schedule 7 (Variation of Conditions) to the PPC Regulations the references to the public consultation provisions in Schedule 4, as amended by these Regulations. Regulation 2(9) inserts in paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 (Registers) to the PPC Regulations a requirement to keep information on fees and charges paid to the local authority regulator under a scheme made under regulation 22 of those Regulations. Regulation 3 amends regulation 16 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1056) to refer in paragraphs 1(ba) and (3) to all Part A installations for the purposes of the PPC Regulations. Regulation 4 includes transitional provisions for installations or mobile plant which as a result of these Regulations are reclassified as falling within a different Part in any Section in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the PPC Regulations, or whose prescribed date or relevant date is deferred to a date after the coming into force of these Regulations.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1056 of 1994).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 1873 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Waste management, Pollution control, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 3538 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Pollution control, Authorization/permit, EIA, Land-use planning, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX