Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 1873 of 2000).

These Regulations are made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. They set out a pollution control regime for the purpose of implementing the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (Council Directive 96/61/EC) and for regulating other environmentally polluting activities not covered by the Directive. The Regulations control the operation of any installation or mobile plant carrying out any of the activities listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Regulations. Part I of the Regulations (regs. 1 to 8) sets out general provisions. There are definitions in regulations 2 and 3. Regulation 8 determines which installations and mobile plant are regulated by the Environment Agency and which by local authorities. The other regulations in Part I deal with such general matters as the service of notices under the Regulations. Part II deals with the need for a permit to operate an installation or mobile plant covered by the Regulations (reg. 9), the procedure for granting permits and the contents of permits (regs. 10 to 14 and Schedules 4 and 5), and the treatment of permits once granted (regs. 15 to 21 and Schedule 7). The basic requirement for the content of permits (reg. 12) is to impose emission limit values based on the best available techniques. Part III (regs. 23 to 26) contains the enforcement powers under the Regulations. Part IV (reg. 27) and Schedule 8 provide for appeals to the Secretary of State. Part V (regs. 28 to 31) and Schedule 9 set out information gathering powers and publicity requirements. Part VI (regs. 32 to 35) sets out offences for contraventions of the Regulations and provides for enforcement by the High Court and the admissibility of evidence. Part VII (regs. 36 to 38) enables the Secretary of State to give directions and guidance to regulators and to make plans relating to emissions. Part VIII and Schedule 10 deal with the consequential amendments required by the introduction of the pollution control regimes in the Regulations.