ABSTRACT
As we noted in the previous chapter, the main vehicle which the government uses to regulate pollution in the UK is the Command and Control regulatory model. To be effective, Command and Control regimes require the creation of administrative organisations capable of fulfilling two essential tasks: (a) the bureaucratic task of processing paperwork relating to the issue of licences to pollute (applicable to water, sewage, waste, Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regimes) and notices to take action regarding pollution problems identified by the regulator (applicable to statutory nuisance, noise and contaminated land controls); and (b) ‘policing’ compliance with the relevant licences, notices and other regulatory controls. This latter role involves the regulator in monitoring and enforcement roles.
