This Act contains rules regarding the consolidation of agricultural land and redistribution of agricultural land for purposes of agricultural development and improvement of land use planning. Through the implementation of these plans, the Act aims to the conservation of the environment, including the creation of recreational areas and national parks.

This Act concerns spatial and development planning at a national and local level. It prescribes procedures for the preparation and adoption of planning instruments and concerns various matters relating to planning and development such as compensation and the acquisition and appropriation of land for planning purposes.

These Regulations implement, in relation to town and country planning in England, Article 12 of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances in relation to inclusion of objectives in land-use policies of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents.

These Regulations establish the powers of the Service for the protection of waterways, waste treatment, land reclamation and the prevention of the pollution of nature, and the Service for air and noise pollution, and for high-risk industry, at the Ministry of the Environment.

This Act establishes a strategic system of marine planning in Northern Ireland’s inshore region (as defined), provides in part for a modernised licensing and enforcement regime and promotes the United Kingdom’s aim of establishing an “ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas”, so that marine biodiversity is protected and international and European commitments are met.

This Act defines the requirement to carry out environmental impact assessment of qualifying plan or programmes and implements in part Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.

An integrated pollutant release and transfer register at the national level has been established to facilitate public participation in environmental decision-making. This Regulation of the Minister of Environment, which is composed of five paragraphs and one Annex, lays down: (1) form of report containing information necessary for the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, (2) forms of submitting the report; (3) required techniques of submitting the report. The form of the questionnaire is specified in the Annex.

This Act is formulated to prevent and remediate soil and groundwater pollution, ensure the sustainable use of soil and groundwater, enhance the living environment, and protect public health. It consists of 8 Chapters divided into 57 articles.Competent authorities at all levels shall, regularly monitor the quality of the soil and groundwater, and perform verification of sites suspected of having soil and groundwater pollution, and control pollution sources and investigate the state of environmental pollution.

Ce décret modifie le décret qui porte dispositions réglementaires prises en application de la loi nº 77-663 relative aux installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement ainsi que le livre IV du Code de l'urbanisme.

The Regulation of the Minister of Environment is composed of 23 Paragraphs. Requirements concerning location, construction, exploitation and closure of waste landfills, must ensure the protection of human health and the environment, and in particular prevent the pollution of surface and underground waters, soil, land and air.

Implements: Wastes Act. (2001-04-27)
Repealed by: Regulation on waste landfills. (2013-04-30)

This Act creates a new legislative and management framework for the marine environment in Scotland. It, among other things: establishes a new system of marine planning to take into account marine environment protection and management matters, creates a system of licensing of marine activities and defines powers to establish marine protected areas to protect natural and cultural marine features. The Act also introduces a new regime for the conservation of seals and gives powers to Scottish marine enforcement officers to ensure compliance with the new licensing and conservation regime.

The Act (59 sections) is divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Object and duties (II); Administration (III); Conservation and rehabilitation of land (IV); Appeals (V); Miscellaneous (VI).The Act establishes the Soil Conservation Council, soil conservation districts and boards. The main instruments of the Act are assessment of land (initiated by the Minister), district plans (developed by the Boards), voluntary property plans and soil conservation orders (issued by the Board or the Conservator).