Overview of Environmental Legislation for UK Pig Producers

In just 13 pages, version 3 of Summary Notes of Key Environmental Legislation with Implications for the UK Pig Industry covers:

• The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations 1991 as amended 1997
• Nitrates Directive
• Ground Water Regulations 1998
• Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 incorporating:
  • Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC)
  • Agricultural Waste Regulations
• Water Framework Directive
• Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative
• Low Capacity Animal Carcase Incineration Plants
• European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR)
• Climate Change Levy
• Habitats Directive
• Environmental Liability Directive

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