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Regulatory Guidance series

These are high level guidance notes on our approach to implementing the Regulations. They sit below government guidance.

They have been prepared for our staff and to help applicants too. We aim to incorporate feedback as we get it and are currently reviewing them.

RGN No. 1 Understanding the meaning of Operator (version 4.0) (PDF, 315KB)
RGN No. 2 Understanding the meaning of regulated facility (version 2.0) (PDF 416KB)
RGN No. 2 Appendices (version 2.0) (PDF, 656KB)
1. Understanding of Schedule 1 to the Regulations
2. Defining scope of the installation
RGN No. 3 Deciding applications are duly made and requests for further information (version 2.0) (PDF, 310KB)
RGN No. 4 Setting standards for environmental protection (version 3.0) (PDF, 670KB)
RGN No. 5 Operator competence (version 3.0, updated March 2011) (PDF, 349KB)
RGN No. 6 Determinations involving sites of high public interest (version 4.1) (PDF, 110KB)
RGN No. 7 Appeals to Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers (version 3.0) (PDF, 85KB)
RGN No. 8 Substantial changes in operation at installations, mining waste facilities and other facilities involving solvents and combustion (version 3.0, updated March 2011) (PDF, 180KB)
RGN No. 9 Surrender (version 2.0) (PDF, 137KB)

RGN No. 10 Dealing with the death, financial difficulties or striking off of an operator (PDF, 82KB)
This guidance note applies to waste and installations only.
RGN No. 11 Enforcement powers (version 2.0, updated December 2010) (PDF, 457KB)
This guidance instructs our staff on how to use enforcement powers at regulated facilities. We have published it on our external website so everyone can see our approach. However, the document does contain hyperlinks to some internal Environment Agency guidance. These links are not accessible externally. For full information about enforcement and civil sanctions please visit the following web page:
Enforcement and civil sanctions
RGN No. 12 Statutory Periodic Permit Reviews (version 1.0, November 2010) (PDF, 76KB)
This guidance sets out how we will meet our duty to periodically review environmental permits. It includes review timescales for different groups of permits and the common principles we use to plan and carry out reviews.
RGN No. 13 Defining Waste Recovery: Permanent Deposit of Waste on Land (version 1.0) (PDF, 398KB)
LFD 1 Understanding the Landfill Directive (version 2.0) (PDF, 485KB)

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