Environmental Law Handbook, 4th edition

Environmental Law Handbook, Fourth Edition is a handy compilation of every major statute, statutory instrument and section of EU legislation connected with environmental law.

Produced with the support of the Environment Agency, the fourth edition contains a raft of new legislation and statutory guidance as well as all legislation that has remained current since publication of the previous edition in 2003.

Quick access to every part of the law

Environmental Law Handbook is arranged in five parts to ensure each area of the law is easy to access. These cover statutes, statutory Instruments, statutory guidance, EU materials and international law. Within each part the material is arranged chronologically, whilst an index guides you to the relevant provisions on particular topics.

Comprehensive content

Key legislation included in the fourth edition includes:
• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Water Industry Act 1991 and Water Resources Act 1991
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
• Clean Neighbourhoods Act 2005
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
• Climate Change Act 2008
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

The comprehensive range of significant statutory instruments includes:
• Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (as amended)
• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010
• Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010
• Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
• Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

Other statutory guidance and international material is also included such as:
• New statutory guidance under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (the contaminated land legislation) 
• Major European environmental legislation including the Environmental Liability Directive 2004
• Waste Framework Directive 2008
• Industrial Emissions Directive 2010
• Kyoto Protocol 
• Aarhus Convention

The fourth edition also includes a list of materials not included in the book as a reference source for further research.

Who should read this book?

Environmental Law Handbook, Fourth Edition is the only single volume compendium of all requisite statutory material on environmental law available. As such it is an indispensable companion for environmental lawyers (barristers and solicitors) in private practice, in-house legal departments, local government, central government and government agencies. It is also a very helpful reference source for environmental consultants, companies with a large environmental footprint, water and sewerage companies, universities, environmental insurance brokers and environmental underwriters.