Environmental Protection Act 1990

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 came into force on 1 November 1990 and establishes in England, Scotland and Wales businesses’ legal responsibilities for the duty of care for waste, contaminated land and statutory nuisance.

 

The Regulations:

 


set out businesses’ ‘duty of care’ responsibilities for producing, collecting, disposing of or treating controlled waste;
create the legal basis for requiring businesses to identify and remedy contaminate... (147 more words)

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