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Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
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This new legislation is split into three defined areas. Click on the links below for a brief outline:
Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-PCC) (Part B) The installations regulated under LA-PPC (Part B installations) are: - those whose air emissions have been regulated by Local Authorities under the EPA 1990; and
- do not come under the scope of the IPPC directive.
These will remain subject to air-only regulation. Existing EPA Part B authorisation holders will not be required to make a new application. The existing authorisation and information held by St Edmundsbury Borough Council will be utilised as a 'deemed application' for a permit. The council will write to these companies within two months from the beginning of the application window, informing them that the council are considering their deemed application. Note: It is an offence to operate either an LAPPC or LA-IPPC installation, unless permitted otherwise you may face a fine of up to £20,000 and/or two years imprisonment. back to top
Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC) LA-IPPC relates to Part A(2) installations regulated by the Local Authority. As with EA-IPPC regulations, LA-IPPC aims: - to prevent emissions and waste production, and
- where that is not practicable, reduce them to acceptable levels.
Local Authorities will be enforcing LA-IPPC to:
- protect the environment as a whole;
- promote the use of clean technology;
- minimise waste at source;
- encourage innovation by leaving significant responsibility for developing satisfactory solutions to environmental issues with industry operators; and
- provide a one-stop shop for administering permits.
LA-IPPC also takes the integrated approach beyond the initial task of permitting, including:
- compliance monitoring;
- permit reviews;
- variations;
- transfers; through to
- restoration of sites when industrial activities cease.
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Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EA-IPPC) This legislation is enforced by the Environment Agency and follows on from the Part A processes, which were authorised under IPC. The basic purpose of the IPPC regime is to introduce a more integrated approach to controlling pollution from industrial sources. It aims to achieve "a high level of protection of the environment taken as a whole by, in particular, preventing or, where not practicable, reducing emissions into the air, water and land" (regulation 8(2)-(3)). The main way of doing that is by determining and enforcing permit conditions based on BAT. back to top
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