UK Statutory Instrument SI 2006 England

Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006

These Regulations consolidate the provisions of the Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/227) and the Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/663) with amendments. These Regulations, which apply to England only, also set out provisions relating to the identification and remediation of contaminated land under Part 2A of …

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Enforced by
Environment Agency
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Occupier1 Any Person1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Content of remediation notices (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with a contaminated land remediation noticeOccupier
  • Fail to comply with a remediation noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.005 Service of copies of remediation notices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Authorities must share copies of remediation notices with affected partiesStatutory regulator
s.010 Notification of Secretary of State's decision on an appeal (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify you of the appeal decisionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Modification of a remediation notice (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify and hear affected parties before modifying noticesCrown / Minister / Government department
10 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
s.002 Land required to be designated as a special site
s.003 Pollution of controlled waters
s.006 Compensation for rights of entry etc (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Grounds of appeal against a remediation notice (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Appeals to the Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Hearings and local inquiries (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Suspension of a remediation notice (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Registers (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Revocations (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 27 shown
27 other schedules
s.001 SPECIAL SITES (opens in a new tab)
s.002 COMPENSATION FOR RIGHTS OF ENTRY ETC (opens in a new tab)
s.003 PARTICULARS PRESCRIBED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 78R(1) (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 The families and groups of substances relevant for the purposes...
s.sch001 The formations of rocks relevant for the purposes of regulation...
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Period for making an application
s.sch002 Manner of making an application
s.sch002 Loss and damage for which compensation payable
s.sch002 Basis on which compensation assessed
s.sch002 Payment of compensation and determination of disputes
s.sch003 Remediation notices
s.sch003 Designation of special sites
s.sch003 Notification of claimed remediation
s.sch003 Convictions for offences under section 78M
s.sch003 Guidance issued under section 78V(1)
s.sch003 Other environmental controls
s.sch003 Where the enforcing authority is precluded by virtue of section...
s.sch003 Where, as a result of an environmental permit granted under...
s.sch003 Appeals against remediation notices
s.sch003 Any decision on such an appeal.
s.sch003 Remediation declarations
s.sch003 In relation to any such remediation declaration—
s.sch003 Remediation statements
s.sch003 In relation to any such remediation statement—
s.sch003 Appeals against charging notices
s.sch003 Any decision on such an appeal.

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Contamination discovered on your site

What to do when contamination is discovered during construction or building works. Covers immediate steps, reporting obligations, liability assessment, engaging regulators, and …

Developing contaminated or brownfield land

Complete guide to developing contaminated sites - from initial due diligence through site investigation, remediation, and verification. Covers both Part 2A and …

Comply with contaminated land remediation requirements

What to do when land you own or occupy is identified as contaminated under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. …

Contaminated land compliance checklist

A yes/no checklist for verifying contaminated land compliance, covering council records checks, environmental investigations, planning conditions, remediation requirements, and ongoing monitoring obligations.

Due diligence when buying potentially contaminated land

How to carry out environmental due diligence before purchasing land that may be contaminated. Covers the Part IIA liability regime, Phase 1 …

Understanding contaminated land law for businesses

An overview of contaminated land law in the UK and how it affects businesses. Explains the Part 2A regime under the Environmental …

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.