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These Regulations amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (“the principal Regulations”)—
(a)to clarify the position relating to single site permits for certain radioactive substances activities (regulation 4);
(b)to change the procedure for transferring environmental permits in certain situations (regulation 7);
(c)to provide for the vesting of an environmental permit in the personal representatives of a deceased operator (regulation 9);
(d)to require the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of the principal Regulations in relation to England before 6th April 2017, and within every 5 years after that (regulation 11);
(e)to reduce regulatory requirements for those who operate certain anaerobic digestion installations or burn in appliances waste-derived fuel that has ceased to be waste (regulation 12);
(f)to make minor changes to certain exempt waste operations (regulation 13);
(g)to make minor changes relating to radioactive substances activities (regulation 16).
These Regulations also make miscellaneous and consequential amendments to other legislation (Part 3).
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