These Regulations implement the land-use planning obligations in Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. They specify the substances which are hazardous substances for the purposes of the Planning…

The Water Act 1989 sanctioned a major shift in the policy of the government towards severing the public utility function from the comprehensive scope of water management authority of the Regional Water Authorities operating in England and Wales, and entrusting it with limited public companies.…

This Act converts ultra-long leases (i.e. leases that were let for over 175 years and that have over 100 years left to run from the appointed day) into ownership. Certain leasehold conditions to real burdens. The Act also covers compensation for loss of landlord’s rights and provides exemption…

Section 171E of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 enables a local planning authority to issue a temporary stop notice ("TSN") if they think that there has been a breach of planning control and that it is expedient that the activity, or any part of it, which amounts to the breach,…

These Regulations make provision in connection with the preparation and content of schemes of delegation and the procedure for reviews under section 43A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Section 43A requires a planning authority to prepare a scheme of delegation by which…

These Regulations make provision regarding the making of tree preservation orders under section 160 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and disapplies section 172 of the Act, which protects trees in conservation areas, in respect of various acts. The Regulations also prescribe…

This Scheme makes provision for the making of grants in respect of agricultural businesses which are at least partly situated in nitrate vulnerable zones, as defined by regulation 3(1) of the Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 and…

These Regulations implement in relation to planning in Northern Ireland, Article 12 of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. They amend the Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 to add to the matters that the…

These Regulations prescribe the processes the carrying on of which after a prescribed date require an authorisation under Article 6 of the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. They designate the description of each process as one for integrated central control (Part A…

These Regulations complete the implementation of the Groundwater Directive (Council Directive 80/68/EC) for England, Wales and Scotland and they supplement existing water pollution legislation. They require the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Secretary of…

These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Submissions Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1990; the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement of Control) (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 1992; the Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Scotland)…

This Act makes provision for land registration in Scotland, provides a new legislative basis for the Land Register and improves and modernizes the system of procedures for registration of land (advance notice of conveyancing, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration). It provides for…