Defra are inviting views on the next stage in the process to meet the legal requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (END) 2002/49/EC which was transposed into English law by the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Regulations aim to avoid, prevent or reduce on a prioritised basis the harmful effects, including annoyance, […]

SEPA has launched a consultation on its proposed new guidance for regulating odorous emissions from regulated sites. The guidance SEPA staff currently use comes from several technical guidance documents, including the draft H4 guidance on odour.  SEPA has now updated and developed a single odour guidance document for use in Scotland, which should benefit both […]

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is consulting on its plan to introduce a new compliance assessment scheme. Your responses to this consultation will inform the development of the final scheme, which is proposed to be phased in from 1st January 2009. The scheme will to be used to assess compliance with:

Registrations and authorisations issued […]

A consultation was launched jointly by Defra, BERR, the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Executive on the 11 July seeking views on proposals that carry forward the implementation of ten Commission Regulations establishing fleshed out legal requirements for companies and qualifications for personnel working in five industry sectors covered by EC Regulation 842/2006 […]

On 10th July 2008 the Government published a series of papers on the Department for Transport web site, explaining the European Commission’s proposed EU Regulation on new car CO2 emissions that is currently being debated in Europe, and setting out UK Government views on the regulation. This publication launches a period of consultation on the […]

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) was launched on 1 July 2008 as a DOE Executive Agency and it replaced the Environment and Heritage Service. Environment Minister Sammy Wilson announced a range of new measures to modernise and strengthen environmental regulation. The Minister announced:

£2 million would be invested over the next three years for Better […]

On 19 July changes to the requirements in relation to the export of packaging and packaging waste in the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (amended) Regulations 2008 came into force.
The 2007 Regulations impose on exporters an obligation to be accredited by the appropriate Agency (either the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) before […]

This Order brings into force further provisions of section 58 of the Water Act 2003 (”the Act”) and related consequential amendments and repeals.Section 58 of the Act makes amendments to provisions of the Water Industry Act 1991 (”the 1991 Act”) relating to fluoridation of water supplies.
Section 58 of the Act is in force, in relation […]

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has launched a consultation on the UK Renewable Energy Strategy, seeking views on how to drive up the use of renewable energy as part of the UK’s overall strategy for tackling climate change. The consultation considers a number of measures that have the potential to achieve […]

The Scottish Government have issued a major consultation to ensure Scotland is prepared to address the present effects of climate change while also working to minimise the effects of climate change further into the future. The consultation invites views on proposals for a strategic climate change adaptation framework through which the Scottish Government aims to […]