Pollution Prevention Control (PPC)

Integrated Pollution Control (IPC)

To be replaced by PPC Together with the Environmental Protection Act of 1990 these directives form the UK wide system for pollution control in industry. The legislation states that any person undertaking a prescribed process must have permission from their environmental regulator and comply with their regulator's conditions.

Pollution Prevention Control (PPC)

This is the UK directive replacingIntegrated Pollution Control (IPC), under the European Directive IPPC.

PPC implements IPPC in the UK and builds on the principles of IPC and LAPC. The legislation remains essentially the same with all industries undertaking any of the prescribed processes having permission from regulators and complying with their conditions.

The Environment Agency will regulate the PPC. Local Authorities will regulate LA-IPPC (Local Authority IPPC) and LAPPC (Local Authority PPC).

Integrated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC)

This is the EU directive to be implemented in the UK as PPC.