Welcome to the UK environmental and waste legislation links page. This page details links to useful environmental related Directives, Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice.

• Directive on Waste (75/442/EEC, as amended)
• Directive on Hazardous Waste (91/689/EEC, as amended)
• Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
• Directive on the Landfill of Waste (1999/31/EC)  EU Landfill Directive
• End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive (2000/53/EC)
• Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC)
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) Directive 2003/108/EC

Agreements

• Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

Policy Guidelines

• NPPG 10 - National Planning Policy Guideline - PLANNING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Planning Advice Note: PAN 63 - Waste Management Planning

National Plans

• Waste Strategy 2000 for England & Wales
• Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland (2000)
• National Waste Strategy for Scotland

Legislation Index

1988, 1989, 1990 ,1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

1988

• Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 (c.30)
• Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988 (c.16)
• Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 (c.30)

1989

• Atomic Energy Act 1989 (c.7)
• Common Land (Rectification of Registers) Act 1989 (c.18)
• Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 (c.14)
• Control of Smoke Pollution Act 1989 (c.17)
• Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c.27)
• Water Act 1989 (c.15)

1990

• Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43)
• Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c.10)
• Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c.9)
• Rights of Way Act 1990 (c.24)
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c.8)

1991

• Crofter Forestry (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.18)
• Forestry Act 1991 (c.43)
• Land Drainage Act 1991 (c.59)
• Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.28)
• Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 (c.27)
• Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c.60)
• The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
• The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
• Water Industry Act 1991 (c.56)
• Water Resources Act 1991 (c.57)
• Welfare of Animals at Slaughter Act 1991 (c.30)
• Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1991 (c.39)

1992

• Controlled Waste Regulations 1992

1993

• Agriculture Act 1993 (c.37)
• Clean Air Act 1993 (c.11)
• Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 (c.40)
• Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c.12)

1994

• Land Drainage Act 1994 (c.25)
• Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39)
• Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19)
• Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 (c.35)
• Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994 (c.32)
• The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (as amended)

1995

• Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (c.8)
• Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995 (c.37)
• Environment Act 1995 (c.25)
• European Communities (Finance) Act 1995 (c.1)
• Health Authorities Act 1995 (c.17)
• Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (c.10)

1996

• Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 (c. 20)
• Energy Conservation Act 1996 (c. 38)
• Noise Act 1996 (c. 37)
• The Finance Act and Landfill Tax Regulations 1996
• The Special Waste Regulations 1996
• The Special Waste (Amendment) Regulations 1996
• Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (c. 3)

1997

• Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 36)
• Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (c. 65)
• Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Act 1997 (c. 63)
• Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 6)
• Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29)
• Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 11)
• Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 10)
• Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 9)
• Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997
• The Special Waste (Scotland) Regulations 1997
• The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997
• Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8)

1998

• Animal Health (Amendment) Act 1998 (c. 13)
• Fossil Fuel Levy Act 1998 (c. 5)
• Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act 1998 (c. 7)
• Pesticides Act 1998 (c. 26)
• Waste Minimisation Act 1998 (c. 44)

1999

• Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28)
• Health Act 1999 (c. 8)
• Local Government Act 1999 (c.27)
• Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c.24)
• Water Industry Act 1999 (c. 9)

Wales Only

• The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 1999
• The Beef Bones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 1999

2000

• Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c.37)
• Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000
• Transport Act 2000 (c.38)

Scotland Only

• National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 asp 10
• Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Act 2000 asp 12

2001

• The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2001
• The Special Waste (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

Wales Only

• The Special Waste (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Scotland Only

• Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Act 2001 asp 3

Northern Ireland Only

• Planning (Compensation, etc.) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 c.2
• Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 c.4

2002

• Animal Health Act 2002 c. 42
• Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002

Scotland Only

• Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 asp 3
• Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002

Northern Ireland Only

• Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 c.2

2003

• Household Waste Recycling Act 2003
• Sustainable Energy Act 2003
• The Animal By-Products Regulations 2003
• The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003
• Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003
• Water Act 2003

Wales Only

• The Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2003

Scotland Only

• Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 2
• Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 3
• Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 11
• Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 12
• Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 15
• The Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003
• Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003

Northern Ireland Only

• Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
• Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
• The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
• The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
• The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

2004

• The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 2004
• The Controls On Pentabromodiphenyl Ether And Octabromodiphenyl Ether
• Regulations 2004
• The Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stages I-IV) Designation (Amendment) Order 2004
• The Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (England) Regulations 2004
• The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004
• The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Litter and Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (Wales) Order 2004
• The Packaging (Essential Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004
• The Pollution Prevention and Control (Unauthorised Part B Processes) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004
• The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004
• The Sustainable Energy Act 2003 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004
• The TSE (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Commencement No.1) Order 2004
• The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004
• The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004
• The Water Act 2003 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2004
• The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004

Scotland Only

• Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
• The Food Labelling Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004
• The Meat Products (Scotland) Regulations 2004
• The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004
• The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2004
• The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2004
• The Solvent Emissions (Scotland) Regulations 2004
• The Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004
• The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
• The TSE (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004
• The Waste Management Licensing Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Northern Ireland Only

• Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
• Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Solvent Emissions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
• The Waste Incineration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

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