United Kingdom · regulations

Regulatory context

Partial review. This is not an exhaustive review of applicable law.

United Kingdom: four jurisdictions

England and Wales have their respective environmental permitting authorities. In Scotland, water activities moved to EASR on 1 November 2025; records may retain CAR identifiers. Northern Ireland has a discharge consent regime under the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. Each profile's constituent nation still needs confirmation.

• Determine England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland before assigning authority and regime.
• Check the permit, potential exemptions and discharge conditions.

• Environment Agency · England
• Natural Resources Wales · Wales
• SEPA · EASR water activitiesOfficial guidance · Scotland
• SEPA · public register and legacy CAR identifiersOfficial register · Scotland
• DAERA · regulating water dischargesOfficial guidance · Northern Ireland

References reviewed: 2026-11-06. Individual applicability: undetermined. This profile does not establish authorization or compliance.