Water Resources Act 1991 (WRA)

Legislation that regulates water resources, water quality, the prevention and control of water pollution (e.g. Water protection zones; Nitrate sensitive areas), drought orders; and flood defence requirements.

  Weeds Act 1959

This requires an occupier of land, where they are served a notice, for example by a local authority, to “within the time specified in the notice, to take such action as may be necessary to prevent the weeds from spreading.” (Regulation 1 (1)).

  Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

This creates a regulatory framework for public bodies in Wales and requires them to operate in accordance with principles of sustainable development, including:

  Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996

An Act which aims to protect wild mammals from acts of cruelty. A wild mammal is defined in this Act as “any mammal which is not a “protected animal” within the meaning of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.” Section 1 makes it an offence and guilty to prosecution if “any person mutilates, kicks, beats, nails or otherwise impales, stabs, burns, stones, crushes, drowns, drags or asphyxiates any wild mammal with intent to inflict unnecessary suffering …”.

  Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

This is a wide-ranging Act with 4 major parts and 74 sections: Part I • giving protection to wild birds, nests and their eggs, (Sections 1 ¯ 8); • the protection of certain wild animals and mammals, (Sections 9 ¯ 12); • the protection of wild plants, “if any person … intentionally or recklessly picks, uproots or destroys … any wild plant included in Schedule 8 … he shall be guilty of an offence”. This also applies to trying to sell such plants. (Section 13) ¯ See Schedule 8;

  Work at Height Regulations 2005

This requires employers and employees to control working at height. Some key requirements for the employer are to: • “ensure that work at height is (a) properly planned; (b) appropriately supervised; and (c) carried out in a manner which is so far as is reasonably practicable safe,” (Regulation 4 (1)); • “shall ensure that work at height is carried out only when the weather conditions do not jeopardise the health or safety of persons involved in the work.” (Regulation 4 (4)) • Ensure that employees are competence to work at height, (Regulation 5); • Carry out

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  Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

Employers have duties which require the provision to employees of a range of health, safety and welfare issues.