The Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994

Discharges of certain industrial waste water into receiving waters

8.—(1) This regulation applies to discharges of biodegradable industrial waste water from plants representing 4,000 p.e. or more belonging to the industrial sectors listed in Schedule 5 which does not enter urban waste water treatment plants before discharge to receiving waters.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Authority to impose, in every consent granted under Chapter II of Part III of the Water Resources Act 1991 (pollution offences) with respect to any discharge on or after 31st December 2000 to which this regulation applies (whether on the grant of consent or by notice under paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 10 to that Act), conditions which are appropriate to the nature of the industry concerned for the discharge of such waste water, and nothing in paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to that Act shall restrict the power of the Authority to modify a consent in pursuance of the duty imposed by this paragraph.

(3) It shall be the duty of the Authority, in exercising its functions under section 28(3) and (4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1) (authorisations under Part I of that Act and other statutory controls) (with respect to any process giving rise to a discharge to which this regulation applies, to secure that any authorisation granted in respect of that process includes conditions in respect of the discharge of such waste water on or after 31st December 2000 which are appropriate to the nature of the industry concerned.

(4) All lakes and ponds shall be treated as controlled waters for the purposes of the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) above insofar as they relate to discharges to which this regulation applies.

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1990 c. 43.