Local Authorities in England and Wales have a legal
responsibility to regulate the emissions to air, land and water
from various types of industrial and commercial activities.
Some types of processes are also regulated for their emission of
noise and their approach to waste and energy efficiency. The
processes are regulated by the issuing and enforcing of an
environmental permit, the conditions of which are drafted with due
regard to guidance documents produced by Defra and the Secretary of
State.
The legislation which provides the legal framework for
regulation of industrial processes is the Pollution Prevention and
Control Act 1999 and the Environmental Permitting (England and
Wales) Regulations 2010. This legislation is jointly enforced
by Local Government Environmental Health Departments and Officers
from the Environment Agency. The categories of industries
prescribed for regulation under the permitting regime fall into
three categories:
- Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
- Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
(LA-IPPC)
- Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-PPC)
Further information:
Last Updated - 18/10/2011