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Legislation
This page lists the main legislation for the management of contaminated land on nuclear-licensed sites and defence sites. All legislation is available on the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website (www.opsi.gov.uk). Environmental legislation is available on the NetRegs website (www.netregs.gov.uk).
- Jump to legislation for radioactive contaminated land
- Jump to legislation for non-radioactively contaminated land
- Jump to legislation for land with mixed contamination
- Jump to UK legislation on radioactive waste management
- Jump to health and safety legislation for Great Britain
- Jump to health and safety legislation for Northern Ireland
- Jump to legislation on water resources
For radioactively contaminated land
Nuclear-licensed sites:
- Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended) (and conditions attached to nuclear site licences)
Defence sites:
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1379)
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 3467)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2988 (W277))
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W278))
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 345)
Other sites:
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1379)
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (Commencement No2) (England) Order 2006 (SI 1361)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Isles of Scilly) Order 2006 (SI 1381)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 3467)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2988 (W277))
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W278))
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 345)
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For non-radioactively contaminated land
All sites:
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (Commencement No2) (England) Order 2006 (SI 1361)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Isles of Scilly) Order 2006 (SI 1381)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 178)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 658)
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W.278))
- Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 2778 (NI 19))
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For land with mixed contamination
Nuclear-licensed sites:
- Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended) (and conditions attached to nuclear site licences)
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 178)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 658)
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W.278))
Defence sites:
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1379)
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 3467)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 178)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 658)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2988 (W277))
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W278))
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 345)
- Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 2778 (NI 19))
Other sites:
- Environment Act 1995
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1379)
- Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 1380)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 3467)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (Commencement No2) (England) Order 2006 (SI 1361)
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Isles of Scilly) Order 2006 (SI 1381)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 178)
- Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 658)
- Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2988 (W277))
- Contaminated Land (Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI 2989 (W278))
- Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 345)
- Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (SI 2778 (NI 19))
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UK legislation on radioactive waste management*
- Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (as amended)
- Radioactive Substances (Phosphatic Substances, Rare Earths etc) Exemption Order 1962 (SI 2648)**
- Radioactive Substances (Substances of Low Activity) Exemption Order 1986 (SI 1002)**
*Does not apply on defence sites. On nuclear-licensed sites on-site management of radioactive wastes is regulated under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.
**All the Exemption Orders under the Radioactive Substances Act are currently (2007) under review.
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Health and safety legislation for Great Britain
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (SI 320)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (SI 2677)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 978)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 3386)
- Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (SI 3232)
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (SI 3242)
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Health and safety legislation for Northern Ireland
- Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (SI 1039 (NI 9))
- Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (SI 2795 (NI 18))
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 34)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 288)
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (SR 165)
- Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (SR 510)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (SR 209)
- Construction (Design and Management) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (SR 142)
- Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (SR 375)
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (SR 388)
- Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (SR 255)
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Legislation on water resources
- Water Resources Act 1991
- Water Act 2004 (for England and Wales)
- Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
- Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 348)
- Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
(SR 544)
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