PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management·Page 16·2.7

Regulatory roles in Environmental and Heritage Service (EHS) for waste and pollution

The Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit, Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate, and Water Management Unit within EHS hold important regulatory roles for pollution control. The Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate regulates waste incineration and prescribed processes under the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

Within EHS, the Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit, Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate and the Water Management Unit all have important regulatory roles in relation to pollution control. The Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate is currently the regulatory authority for waste incineration and processes applications for authorisation to operate such prescribed processes as required by the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

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