Acuity Law

This Practice Note looks at the implementation in England and Wales of the Mining Waste Directive 2006/21/EC through the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1154. It focuses on mining waste operations and facilities, exclusions from the scope of the Mining Waste Directive, obligations depending on the type of waste, general obligations, environmental permitting, major accident prevention, closure and aftercare, inspection and financial guarantees. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal. This Practice Note also links to related Brexit content.

This Practice Note looks at the objectives and principles of radioactive substances regulation, including justification, protecting wildlife and best available technique (BAT) and requirements under Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1154 for radioactive substance activities. It focuses on the definition of a radioactive substance activity and radioactive materials and waste, considers exemptions and provides guidance for applications for environmental permits for radioactive substance activities.

This Practice Note looks at the implementation in England and Wales of Chapter IV of the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU in relation to small waste incineration activities through the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1154. It focuses on waste incineration and co-incineration and limits for small waste incineration plants. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal. This Practice Note also links to related Brexit content.

This Practice Note covers the classification system for chemical substances and mixtures under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, as amended in 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 (the EU CLP Regulation). This Practice Note details the key classification obligations, the application of hazard classes and hazard criteria, who is responsible for classification, the different procedures for self-classification and harmonised classification, the impact of classification on the supply chain, and the submission of information on hazardous mixtures to poison centres.

This Practice Note covers the labelling requirements for chemical substances and mixtures under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, as amended in 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 (the EU CLP Regulation). It details the key labelling obligations, available derogations and exemptions, who is responsible for labelling, general labelling requirements, an explanation of mandatory labelling elements (including product identifiers, hazard pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, precautionary statements, and supplemental information), and provisions introduced in 2024 on voluntary digital labelling and labelling rules applicable to online distance sales and refill stations.

This Practice Note covers the application procedure for hazardous waste registration under the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1806. The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/336 revoked Part 5 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/894, which removed the requirement for any premise in England, which produced or had removed hazardous waste, to register with the Environment Agency. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.

This Practice Note outlines the compliance and enforcement provisions in relation to the requirement for producers to register premises where more than 500kg of hazardous was is produced at or removed from premises under the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1806. Hazardous waste registration requirements in England were removed by the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/336 from 1 April 2016. The Practice Note was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.

This Practice Note outlines when registration is required by those who produce or remove hazardous waste in Wales under the Hazardous Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/894 and the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1806. Premises in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not required to register. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.

This Practice Note outlines the land remediation relief scheme for qualifying expenditure on the remediation of contaminated or derelict land, including the main conditions for relief, its application to Japanese knotweed, exclusions and penalties. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.

This Practice Note focuses on the requirement to register large raised reservoirs under the Reservoir Act 1975, as amended by Schedule 4 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. Large raised reservoirs in England capable of holding 25,000 cubic metres of water need to be registered with the Environment Agency. Since 1 April 2016, there has been a lower threshold for Wales. Large raised reservoirs in Wales capable of holding 10,000 cubic metres of water need to be registered with Natural Resources Wales. It includes information on proposed reform of the Reservoirs Act to improve enforcing options, to develop a proportionate charging scheme for recovery of regulatory costs and introducing a free registration scheme for owners of small-raised reservoirs. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.

This Practice Note focuses on compliance with trade effluent consent and agreement requirements under the Water Industry Act 1991 looking at owners and occupiers of trade premises, and the sewage undertaker. This includes a look at enforcement, offences and appeals. It was produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Acuity Legal.