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Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiriesCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry...
Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powersA sewerage undertaker is the company appointed by the Secretary of State or Ofwat to be...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
Control of asbestos—penaltiesPenaltiesThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, SI 2012/632 (CAR 2012) were made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974). They are an example of health and safety regulations, amongst many other statutory instruments (such as the
Hazardous substances regulation—potential liabilitiesSubstances which could pose a threat to human health or the environment are regulated in a variety of contexts:•in the workplace, via health and safety legislation•through planning controls, governing how and where substances may be stored•by
GB CLP—chemicals classificationSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024, REUL that
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)IntroductionPersistent organic pollutants (POPs) are potentially dangerous chemical substances which may cross international boundaries, are found often far from their emission sources, persist in the environment, bioaccumulate ie become concentrated inside the
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