4.—(1) Subject to regulations 5 and 6, the regulator of a UK operator is—
(a)the Environment Agency, where the UK operator—
(i)has its registered office in England or Wales; or
(ii)does not have a registered office;
(b)the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, where the UK operator has its registered office in Scotland;
(c)the chief inspector, where the UK operator has its registered office in Northern Ireland.
(2) For the purposes of regulation 51, the regulator of an operator who is not a UK operator is the Environment Agency.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 4 in force at 31.8.2010, see reg. 1