Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2009
Northern Ireland
Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
At a glance
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What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 3
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Introductory provisions
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Interpretation
References in Schedule 2 or 3 to EU instruments are...
Application
Meaning of “environmental damage”
Other legislation
Exceptions
Temporal application
Exception from environmental damage to surface water or groundwater
Enforcing authority
Part 2 — Preventing environmental damage
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Preventing environmental damage
Preventing further environmental damage
Action by the enforcing authority
Costs
Following instructions from a public authority
Part 3 — Remediation
Determining liability to remediate
- Submit remediation proposals when notified of environmental damage Operator
Actions by the enforcing authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIEA may carry out remediation works when no operator exists or fails to act Statutory regulator
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Assessment of damage
Appeals against liability to remediate
Remediation notices
Appeal against the remediation notice
Appeals generally
Costs
Part 4 — Enforcement
Browse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Requests for action by interested parties
Proceedings for costs by the enforcing authority
Recovery of costs from other persons
Grant of and compensation for rights of entry etc.
Powers of authorised persons
Provision of information to the enforcing authority
Costs recoverable from owner to be a charge on land
Penalties
Schedules
Identification of complementary and compensatory remediation
- Replace damaged natural resources like-for-like or pay equivalent cost Operator
Remediation of damage to land
- Remediate contaminated land to remove risks to human health Operator
Browse 39 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Damage to protected species and natural habitats
Conservation status of habitats
Conservation status of species
Areas of special scientific interest
Express authorisation
Operation of permitted installations
Geological storage of carbon dioxide
Interpretation
Waste management operations
Mining waste
Discharges requiring authorisation
Water abstraction and impoundment
Dangerous substances, plant protection products and biocidal products
Transport
Genetically modified organisms
Transboundary shipment of waste
Integrated pollution prevention and control
Waste
Landfill
Incineration plants
Discharges to water
Discharges to groundwater
Water abstraction or impoundment
Pesticides and biocides
Genetically modified organisms
Application of Part 1
Risk to human health
Objective
Primary and complementary remediation
Compensatory remediation
Choice of remediation
Options
Compensation for grant of rights
Interpretation
Period for making an application
Manner of making an application
Loss and damage for which compensation is payable
Basis on which compensation is assessed
Determination of disputes
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Northern Ireland's environmental regulator. Part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Issues environmental permits, regulates waste and emissions, …
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