Environmental Legal Register
Objective, Layout and Format

The register is designed to allow all who need access to this, to easily identify legislative requirements relevant to the activities carried out by the organisation, and to summarise and document the main compliance requirements and any associated records, controls etc. that the BBC has put in place to achieve compliance.

 

It forms part of the BBC's broader Environmental Management System (EMS), a structured system for managing and minimising the BBC's potential environmental risks and impacts.

 

Layout and Format of the Register
Each law is grouped by the particular environmental risk topic it addresses.  These categories are as follows:

It is then summarised, along with a brief description of the main compliance requirements.  If the compliance requirements cannot be adequately summarised, the user will be directed to the full description of the Regulation. 

 

A 'rating' (describing the applicability and nature of the requirements) is applied to each piece of legislation to give an idea of how the requirements apply in practice and how they are enforced.  Full details are contained on the front sheet of the Register.

 

The Regulator and any related UK/EC legislation is also provided for each regulation, and a detailed summary of the functions of each regulating body is provided in the 'Enforcement Authorities' section.