Contamination discovered on your site
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UK Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
5 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides · 2 journeys
Penalty landscape
1 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Occupier 1
- Any Person 1
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Developing contaminated or brownfield land
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Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Occupiers also bound by 101 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 23 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 21 duties
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 15 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 13 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 12 duties
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 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
Browse 3 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Content of remediation notices
Unlimited fine- Fail to comply with a contaminated land remediation notice Occupier
- Fail to comply with a remediation notice Any Person
Service of copies of remediation notices
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorities must share copies of remediation notices with affected parties Statutory regulator
Notification of Secretary of State's decision on an appeal
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify you of the appeal decision Crown / Minister / Government department
Modification of a remediation notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify and hear affected parties before modifying notices Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 7 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- BS 10175 Investigation of potentially contaminated sites (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance (DEFRA 2012) (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Environment Agency guidance on land affected by contamination (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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