Key UK Environmental Legislation - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
1995
100%
Established Environment Agency, centralised regulations of air, water, and waste. The Environment Act
100%
Privatised the water and sewage industry in E&W (Maggie Thatch) Water Act
100%
Reformed water industry in E&W. Introduced new regulatory framework for newly privatised water supply and sewerage sector. Established Ofwat. Regulates trade effluent discharge. Water Industry Act
100%
Covers water management, regulation, and conservation. System for licensing and regulating activities related to water abstraction. Defines controlled waters Water Resources Act
100%
1981
80%
1991
80%
1991
80%
1995
80%
Grants public right of access on foot for recreation, local authorities to review Rights of Way, strengthened protection for certain wildlife + increased penalties for some offenses Countryside and Rights of Way Act
80%
Established National Air Quality Strategy, and Local Air Quality Management Regime, responsibilities placed on local authorities to monitor and asess areas The Environment Act
80%
Introduced reforms in water industry to create increased competition and effieciency. Environmental regulation. Flood insurance. The Water Act
80%
Provisions for the protection of native wild animals, inc birds and plants, designation of SSSIs, controls for non-native species, liscenses and exceptions for scientific purposes Wildlife and Countryside Act
80%
1949
60%
1989
60%
2000
60%
2008
60%
2011
60%
2014
60%
2023
60%
2023
60%
Framework for tackling climate change through legally binding targets, reducing net emissions, national carbon budgeting system, creation of independent advisory body: Committee on Climate Change/ Climate Change Act
60%
Goal 2 - Clean Air Environmental Improvement Plan
60%
Roadmap for improving the UKs environment Environmental Improvement Plan
60%
Established Natural England, creation of National Parks and AONBs, secured public access to open country National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act
60%
Restructuring of environmental regulation and placed a duty on the companies to promote the efficient use of water by customers. It created a new body, the Environment Agency, which took over the functions of other bodies. The Environment Act
60%
Requires businesses to implement waste hierarchy, introduced concept of waste dealer, waste collection authorities required to collect waste paper, metal, plastic, and glass separately. The Waste (England & Wales) Regulations
60%
1995
40%
2009
40%
2013
40%
2018
40%
2019
40%
2021
40%
2021
40%
Prohibits dark smoke emissions from chimneys - post London smog Clean Air Act
40%
Regulate emissions from industrial processes and domestic sources Clean Air Act
40%
EU Exit Amendments. Includes the protection of European sites, SACs and SPAs, duty for public authorities to consider nature conservation when exercising functions. Planning permissions prior to developments Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations
40%
Legally binding targets for biodiversity, BNG, nature recovery network, Office for Environmental Protection created to monitor and report on government progress. Environment Act
40%
Separate waste collections, extended producer responsibility, reposit return schemes. Environment Act
40%
Hazardous waste is defined, producers must notify EA of their premises, ensures separation of waste types, requires cosignees to keep accurate records of hazardous waste and provide EA with quarterly disposal and recovery info. Hazardous Waste Regulations
40%
Established the Marine Management Organisation, created strategic marine planning system, designating Marine Conservation Zones, created continuous signed coastal walking routes. Marine and Coastal Access Act
40%
Producers, distributors and users of EEE manage waste responsibly, promote resuse, take-back schemes. WEEE Regulations
40%
1968
20%
1993
20%
1997
20%
1997
20%
2005
20%
2016
20%
2019
20%
2019
20%
2019
20%
2021
20%
2021
20%
2023
20%
2025
20%
Provides further powers and regulations for the energy sector, covers energy production, security, market regulation, carbon capture, hydrogen, and new tech Energy Act
20%
Air quality and environmental recall, stricter amendments to previous legislation on local air quality, smoke control areas, and recall of certain motor vehicles. Environment Act
20%
Post-Brexit framework for environmental protection Environment Act
20%
Revised roadmap for improving the UKs environment Environmental Improvement Plan
20%
Streamlines the legislative system for industrial waste installations into a single permitting structure. Environmental Permitting Regulations
20%
Regulation of trade based on the four CITES annexes EU Regulation on the Protection of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora by Regulating Trade
20%
2007
0%
2010
0%
Implemented requirements of 2008/50/EC: on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe Air Quality Standards Regulations
0%
EU Exit Amendments Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations
0%
Businesses placing packaging on the UK market were to take responsibility for the waste they were generating, certain businesses had to pay a fair proportion of packaging recovery and recycling costs Producer Responsibility Obligations Regulations
0%
EU Exit Amendments. Sets limits on pollutants which are based on health considerations. Local Authorities have legal obligation to take action to comply with limits The Air Quality Regulations
0%
Provides the legal authority in the UK to enforce CITES The Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations
0%
EU Exit Amendments The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations
0%
Goals including: Clean air, through reducing emissions, ending the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, maintaining improvement in industrial emissions UK 25 Year Plan
0%
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