Management of environmental protection in defence (JSP 418)
JSP 418 provides the MOD with the direction and guidance on meeting Environmental Protection legislation/Regulations obligations.
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Part 1: directive
Part 1 directive provides the direction that must be followed in accordance with statute or policy mandated by defence or on defence by central government.
Part 2: guidance
Part 2 guidance consists of a number of leaflets providing guidance and best practice that will assist the user to comply with the directive(s) detailed in Part 1. The Part 2 leaflets provide guidance on how Commanding Officers or Heads of Establishment in the Commands, Head Office, Defence Nuclear Organisation and the Enabling Organisations comply with regulatory or policy requirements.
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Added 'Leaflet 13: environmental occurrence'.
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2026-01-30 15:13
Updated ‘Leaflet 5: environmental aspects of hazardous substances and restricted materials management’ attachment. Updated ‘Leaflet 6: Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Policy’ attachment.Deleted ‘Leaflet 7: ozone depleting substances (May 2016)’ attachment as this information is now included in ‘Leaflet 6: Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Policy (January 2026)’.
2025-03-24 10:44
Added ‘Leaflet 13: environmental occurrence’.
2024-11-20 15:17
Updated ‘Leaflet 5: environmental aspects of hazardous substances and restricted materials management (November 2024)’.
2024-02-26 16:53
Added Leaflet 10: legacy shipwrecks.
2023-08-18 12:31
Added ‘Leaflet 09: environmetal protection on MOD overseas estate and activities’, ‘Leaflet 11: retention of environmental protection records’ and ‘JSP 418: master glossary’, and updated ‘Leaflet 03: waste management (revised June 2023)’.
2023-03-22 14:44
Updated ‘Leaflet 05: hazardous substance and restricted materials’ and ‘Leaflet 07: ozone depleting substances leaflet’.