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UK Law Reference
Całe ustawodawstwo
Environmental Law
c. 43

Environmental Protection Act 1990

Zobacz na legislation.gov.uk

Podsumowanie

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is foundational environmental legislation covering integrated pollution control, waste management, statutory nuisance, and contaminated land. It imposes a duty of care on anyone who handles waste.

Kluczowe punkty

  • Part I — integrated pollution control for prescribed industrial processes (now replaced by Environmental Permitting Regulations)
  • Part II — waste management: duty of care on producers, carriers, and disposers of waste (s.34)
  • Waste management licensing — offence to deposit, treat, or dispose of waste without a licence
  • Part III — statutory nuisance: local authorities must investigate and serve abatement notices for smoke, noise, odour, and other nuisances
  • Part IIA — contaminated land regime: identification, investigation, and remediation of contaminated sites
  • Fly-tipping offence (s.33) — deposit of waste on land without a licence

Części i sekcje

Historia nowelizacji

1995 — Environment Act 1995

Created the Environment Agency and inserted Part IIA on contaminated land.