(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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).
An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Better Regulation Programme, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AL. It is published at www.legislation.gov.uk alongside the Explanatory Memorandum and this instrument.