Reviewing Environmental Protection Legislation

Julie Froud, Rebecca Boden, Anthony Ogus and Peter Stubbs
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Julie Froud: University of Manchester
Rebecca Boden: Middlesex University Business School
Anthony Ogus: University of Manchester
Peter Stubbs: University of Manchester

Chapter 6 in Controlling the Regulators, 1998, pp 87-103 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The regulation of business activities to control and reduce environmental pollution exemplifies the potential conflict which can arise between social and private goals. This case study considers the amendment of a broad-ranging and complex framework of legislation introduced by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to control the emission of polluting substances to air, water and soil. The system is based on the requirement for prior authorisations for controlled processes and substances. The details of what was an innovative approach to environmental protection were set out in implementing regulations in 19911 and in a series of guidance notes issued by the Department of Environment (DoE). Because it covers a large number of activities and, given that pollution creating and abating technology and attitudes to pollution are not static, the legislation requires regular review and updating.

Keywords: Small Business; Trade Association; Compliance Cost; Road Vehicle; Consultation Paper (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14632-1_6

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