Scottish Statutory Instrument
2009
Scotland
The Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009
At a glance
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What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 2
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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gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties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.
Schedules
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Any deliberate release into the environment, transport and placing on...
Transboundary shipment of waste within, into or out of the...
The management of extractive waste pursuant to Directive 2006/21/EC of...
The operation of storage sites pursuant to Directive 2009/31/ EC...
(1) Waste management operations, including the collection, transport, recovery and...
All discharges into inland surface water, which require prior authorisation...
All discharges of substances into groundwater which require prior authorisation...
The discharge or injection of pollutants into surface water or...
Water abstraction and impoundment of water subject to prior authorisation...
Manufacture, use, storage, processing, filling, release into the environment and...
Transport by road, rail, inland waterways, sea or air of...
Any contained use, including transport, involving genetically modified micro‑organisms as...
Interpretation
Interpretation
Warrants
Evidence of authority
Admissibility of information
Securing of premises
Compensation
A natural recovery option, that is to say an option...
Interpretation
Period for making an application
Manner of making an application
Loss and damage for which compensation payable
Basis on which compensation assessed
Determination of disputes
Preventive measures
- Take preventive measures and notify SEPA about imminent environmental damage threats Operator
Operator to take remedial action
- Notify SEPA and take immediate remedial action if you cause environmental damage Operator
Browse 27 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Application of Part I
Interpretation
Definitions
References to EU legislation
Objectives
Application
Risk to human health
Exemptions
Identification of remedial measures
Other legislation
Choice of remediation
Competent authority
Reporting requirements
Assistance by public bodies
Powers of entry and inspection
Identification and determination of remedial measures
Appeals and interim measures
Request for action and review
Co-operation between competent authorities
Grant of, and compensation for, rights of entry
Costs
Allocation of costs
Penalties
Offences by bodies corporate
Offences by Scottish partnerships
Offences by limited liability partnerships
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Environmental Liability Directive | NatureScot (opens in a new tab) from NatureScot Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …
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