Environmental Permitting (No. 2) Regs 2013

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 came into force on 26 April

26 Apr 2013
Environment protection - England, Wales and Scotland

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 implement EU Directive 2011/97/EU, which amends Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste with regards storing waste mercury.

Regulation 2(2) amends the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 to replace the definition of the Landfill Directive and applies only in England and Wales.

Regulation 3, meanwhile, amends the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH) and applies across England, Wales and Scotland, bringing sites used for the storage of metallic mercury within the scope of the COMAH Regulations.