Pollution from industrial installations in England and Wales has been controlled to some extent for over 150 years. The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (the "PPC Regulations") were introduced under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and build on existing systems.
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council's Environmental Protection Unit regulates emissions from certain industries. The law that supports this work is aimed at preventing or reducing emissions wherever possible and make sure that those emissions that are permitted are controlled.
A brief summary of how the legislation operates is given below:-
The PPC Regulations introduce three separate, but linked, systems of pollution control:
(More information about "PPC Regulations" is available at the Defra website.)
All three systems require the operators of certain industrial and other installations to obtain a permit to operate. Once an operator has submitted a permit application, the regulator then decides whether to issue a permit. If one is issued, it will include conditions aimed at reducing and preventing pollution to acceptable levels.
A(1)installations are generally perceived to have a greater to potential to pollute the environment than an A(2) installation, and Part B installations would have the least potential to pollute.
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