Search results Writing an Environmental Policy AN INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT APPENDIX 1 Starting to write an Environmental Policy If starting completely from scratch, other organisations' policies, often published on their websites, will provide examples of different styles and show how a real-life... 01-writing-an-environmental-policy 2.2.2 UK Law THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 2.2 THE HIERARCHY OF LEGISLATION 2.2.2 UK Law There are two forms of law in the UK; Criminal Law and Civil Law. Criminal Law defines certain wrongdoing as being offences against the state or crown and punishment is by the state through... 02-2-2-uk-law 2.2.3.1 Statutes THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 2.2 THE HIERARCHY OF LEGISLATION 2.2.3 Criminal legislation 2.2.3.1 Statutes These set out general requirements and provide the legal framework. They are the product of a Bill introduced into either the House of Commons or the House... 02-2-3-1-statutes 2.3 Regulation and the Enforcement of legislation THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 2.3 REGULATION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATION 2.3.1 Regulators Within the UK the responsibility for the regulation and enforcement of legislation is shared among a number of Regulators. The principal Regulators with responsibilities... 02-3-regulation-and-the-enforcement-of-legislation Introduction ... 07-2-introduction 7.2.1 Legal Protection ECOLOGY 7.2 LEGISLATION 7.2.1 Legal Protection The legislation in Great Britain, which affords general protection to all wild birds and to those animals and plants listed in its Schedules, is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended. Certain species... 07-2-1-legal-protection 7.11.4 Legislation and Licence Requirements ECOLOGY 7.11 OTTERS 7.11.4 Legislation and Licence Requirements Otters are fully protected in England and Wales by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, and in Scotland by The Conservation... 07-11-4-legislation-and-licence-requirements 7.13.4 Legislation and Licence Requirements ECOLOGY 7.13 WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH 7.13.4 Legislation and Licence Requirements White-clawed crayfish (Atlantic stream crayfish) are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981, as amended, and it is an offence to capture, sell or barter or exchange... 07-13-4-legislation-and-licence-requirements 8.7 Contaminated Land and Waste Legislation CONTAMINATED LAND 8.7 Contaminated Land and Waste Legislation Given the requirements in some of the treatment processes for excavation, transport, treatment and deposition of what is often waste material, the definition of waste in this context and application... 08-7-contaminated-land-and-waste-legislation 11.1.1 Waste prevention WASTE 11.1 Introduction 11.1.1 Waste prevention It makes both commercial and environmental sense to prevent the generation in the first instance, with the steps that can be taken to prevent or at least minimise the generation of waste identified in Section 9.... 11-1-1-waste-prevention 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20