Septic tank legislation
Northern Ireland
Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 SI 662 (including amendments up to 2004)
Revokes and replaces the Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and makes provision for discharge consents. Enables DAERA to set water quality objectives and prevent pollution from anti-pollution works.
Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 SR81
Revokes and replaces the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations 2003. They transpose the Water Framework Directive. The Regulations will continue to provide for the monitoring, assessment and improvement of the condition of water bodies in order to meet the objectives of the Water Framework Directive.
Scotland
Amends The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 to incorporate technical provision for the regulation of industrial emissions activities, other emissions activities, waste activities, and water activities by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
These regulations are the first step in the delivery of an integrated framework of environmental authorisations. (Single permits). They put in place the common framework and introduce the technical provisions relating to the radioactive substances regime.