Environmental Protection Act 1995
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The Environmental Protection Act 1995 is a UK law that restructured environmental regulation and enforcement, notably by creating the Environment Agency and strengthening controls on pollution and waste management.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Act 1995 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom environmental law ⓘ |
| amends |
Environmental Protection Act 1990
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Radioactive Substances Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Water Resources Act 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersPowerOn |
Environment Agency
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ local authorities (for certain environmental functions) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdAgency |
Environment Agency
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
civil enforcement powers for environmental regulators
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criminal sanctions for certain environmental offences ⓘ |
| establishes |
framework for contaminated land identification and remediation in the UK
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framework for national air quality strategy and air quality management areas ⓘ functions and powers of the Environment Agency ⓘ functions and powers of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency ⓘ new regulatory arrangements for waste regulation authorities ⓘ |
| focusesOn | integrated management of air, land and water environments ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | An Act to make provision for the establishment of a body corporate to be known as the Environment Agency and a body corporate to be known as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and for the transfer to those bodies of certain functions, property, rights and liabilities; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (subject to later amendments and repeals of specific provisions) ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of UK environmental legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
restructuring environmental regulation and enforcement in the United Kingdom
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strengthening controls on pollution ⓘ strengthening controls on waste management ⓘ |
| regulates |
abandoned mines
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air quality management ⓘ contaminated land ⓘ environmental permitting ⓘ national parks administration (environmental aspects) ⓘ pollution control ⓘ waste management ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Union environmental directives (implementation context)
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sustainable development policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Environmental Protection Act 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
environmental enforcement powers
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environmental protection ⓘ integrated pollution control ⓘ waste regulation authorities ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general Act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1995 ⓘ |
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