ID:
policies-12
Name:
The Environment Act 1995
Issuing organisation:
UK Parliament
Geographical Scope:
England and Wales
Type:
Legistlation
Scientific domain:
physical states, chemistry, geology, and biology
Type of water:
Water management focus:
Parameter change rate assumption:
Description:
The Environment Act 1995 led to 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 the National Rivers Authority, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution, the waste regulation functions of local authorities and certain elements of the Department of the Environment. Natural Resources Wales now exercises the functions of the Environment Agency in Wales.
Status:
Effect Date:
Resource:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/contents
Recommendations:
Established the Environment Agency and introduced new frameworks for pollution control, sustainable development, and environmental protection.
