The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
4.—(1) A hazardous substance is any substance or group of substances that are toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate, or that give rise to an equivalent level of concern.
(2) This includes in particular the following when they meet the criteria in sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)organohalogen compounds and substances which may form such compounds in the aquatic environment;
(b)organophosphorous compounds;
(c)organotin compounds;
(d)substances and preparations, or the breakdown products of such, which have been proved to possess carcinogenic or mutagenic properties or properties which may affect steroidogenic, thyroid, reproduction or other endocrine-related functions in or via the aquatic environment;
(e)hydrocarbons and organic substances;
(f)cyanides;
(g)metals (in particular, cadmium and mercury) and their compounds;
(h)arsenic and its compounds;
(i)biocides and plant protection products.
(3) The regulator must publish a list of substances that it considers to be hazardous substances.
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