Industrial installations, while being useful to society, can result in impacts on various environmental media, ranging from emissions to air or the marine environment to contamination resulting from accidents. For this reason, industry is regulated by the Environmental Protection Act and subsidiary legislation, including the following:

• IPPC Regulations: Regulating high-risk installations, such as power stations, certain waste management activities, large farms, etc.
• Waste Management Regulations: Defining waste management permits and registration systems (including waste carriers and waste brokers).
• Additional permitting regulations on specific issues and/or sectors, e.g. VOC solvents, marine discharges, petrol stations & fuel terminals, various chemicals, etc.