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What does Civil liability mean?

Legal obligations that arise from private wrongs or breaches of contract which are not acts that are prevented under legislation (criminal acts or public wrongs).

Civil liability gives a person the right to obtain redress from another person, for example, to sue for damages for personal injury, or to apply for an injunction to stop behaviour that is causing a nuisance or damage to the environment. The burden of proof for civil cases is 'the balance of probability' which is lower than for criminal matters.

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Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—water discharge activities

The regulatory regimeThe governing provisions for environmental permitting are in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (EPR 2016), SI 2016/1154. EPR 2016 came into force on 1 January 2017 and consolidated all of the amendments to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (EPR 2010), SI 2010/675. EPR 2010 replaced the provisions of Water Resources Act 1991 that dealt with discharge consents and water pollution offences. EPR 2010 is revoked in full from 9 May 2024. The EPR 2016 is the principle legislation governing the environmental permitting and compliance regime which applies to various activities and industries. The appropriate agency (or regulator) in England is normally the Environment Agency (EA) and in Wales it is normally Natural Resources Wales (NRW).For more on environmental permitting, see:•Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—permits, applications and exemptions•Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—permit determinations and appeals•Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—enforcement, offences and civil sanctions•Water-related permits and exemptions—overviewCriminal offencesA person must not cause or knowingly permit a water discharge activity, except under and to the extent authorised by...

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