1 General purpose of section 2 and definitions.

1

The purpose of section 2 is to enable provision to be made for or in connection with—

F2a

Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control);

b

regulating F1, otherwise than in pursuance of that Directive, activities which are capable of causing any environmental pollution;

c

otherwise preventing or controlling emissions capable of causing any such pollution.

2

In this Act—

  • “activities” means activities of any nature, whether—

    1. a

      industrial or commercial or other activities, or

    2. b

      carried on on particular premises or otherwise,

    and includes (with or without other activities) the depositing, keeping or disposal of any substance;

  • “environmental pollution” means pollution of the air, water or land which may give rise to any harm; and for the purposes of this definition (but without prejudice to its generality)—

    1. a

      “pollution” includes pollution caused by noise, heat or vibrations or any other kind of release of energy, and

    2. b

      “air” includes air within buildings and air within other natural or man-made structures above or below ground.

3

In the definition of “environmental pollution” in subsection (2), “harm” means—

a

harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms;

b

harm to the quality of the environment, including—

i

harm to the quality of the environment taken as a whole,

ii

harm to the quality of the air, water or land, and

iii

other impairment of, or interference with, the ecological systems of which any living organisms form part;

c

offence to the senses of human beings;

d

damage to property; or

e

impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the environment (expressions used in this paragraph having the same meaning as in F3Directive 2010/75/EU).