Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations

United Kingdom

The DETR has announced that the fifth and final consultation exercise on the Pollution Prevention and Control regime, which implements the EU Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (96/61/EC) will be available on the DETR website (www.detr.gov.uk) from 26 April 2000.

This final consultation paper will seek views on which installations to classify as Part A2 (i.e. prescribed for local authority control with respect to emissions to air, land and water) or Part B (i.e. prescribed for local authority control with respect to air emissions only) under the new regime. The draft version of the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations will not change from the version contained in the fourth consultation paper. Should any installations be transferred from Part B to Part A2 as a result of this consultation, it is intended to implement this change by amending the final regulations later in the year.

For further information please contact Verity Kidd at [email protected] or 020 7367 3182.