http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/part/3/2015-12-18The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES2024-05-15Expert Participation2015-12-18 These Regulations implement Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage. PART 3 RemediationAssessment of damage17Where damage has been caused, and there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is, or may be, environmental damage, the enforcing authority must establish whether or not it is environmental damage.Determining liability to remediate181If the enforcing authority decides that the damage is environmental damage it must notify the operator or operators of any activity or activities that caused the damage (referred to in these Regulations as “the responsible operator” (“y gweithredwr cyfrifol”)) that—athe damage is environmental damage;bthe responsible operator's activity was a cause of the environmental damage;cthe responsible operator must submit proposals, within a time specified by the enforcing authority, for measures that will achieve the remediation of the environmental damage in accordance with Schedule 4; anddthe responsible operator has a right to appeal.2The enforcing authority may withdraw or vary the notification if it is satisfied that the notification should not have been served or that an appeal against the notification is likely to succeed.Appeals against liability to remediate191A person served with notification under regulation 18 may notify the Welsh Ministers that that person intends to appeal against that notification.2Notice of appeal must be served on the Welsh Ministers within 28 days of service of the notification under regulation 18 unless the time limit is extended by the Welsh Ministers.3The grounds of appeal are—athe operator's activity was not a cause of the environmental damage;bthe enforcing authority has acted unreasonably in deciding that the damage is environmental damage;cthe environmental damage resulted from compliance with an instruction from a public authority (except an instruction relating to an emission or incident caused by the operator's own activities);dthe responsible operator was not at fault or negligent and the environmental damage was caused by an emission or event expressly authorised by, and fully in accordance with the conditions of a permit listed in Schedule 3;ethe responsible operator was not at fault or negligent and the environmental damage was caused by an emission or activity or any manner of using a product in the course of an activity that the operator demonstrates was not considered likely to cause environmental damage according to the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the time when the emission was released or the activity took place;fthe environmental damage was the result of an act of a third party and occurred despite the fact that the responsible operator took all appropriate safety measures.4Paragraph 3(e) does not apply in relation to the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms.5Schedule 5 contains procedures for the appeal.6The person deciding the appeal may confirm or quash the notice.Remediation notices201Once it receives the proposals from the responsible operator (or, if a proposal is not received within the specified time limit, at any time after the time limit has expired), the enforcing authority must, so far as is practicable, consult—aanyone who has notified an enforcing authority under regulation 29, andbany person on whose land the remedial measures will be carried out,and may consult any other person appearing to be necessary.2Following consultation the enforcing authority must serve a remediation notice on the responsible operator that specifies—athe damage;bthe measures necessary for remediation of the damage, together with the reasons;cthe period within which those measures must be taken;dany additional monitoring or investigative measures that the responsible operator must carry out during remediation; andethe right of appeal against the remediation notice.3The enforcing authority may withdraw or vary the remediation notice if it is satisfied that the remediation notice should not have been served or that an appeal against the remediation notice is likely to succeed.4Failure to comply with a remediation notice is an offence.Appeal against the remediation notice211The responsible operator may notify the Welsh Ministers that that person intends to appeal against the remediation notice on the grounds that its contents are unreasonable.2An appeal may only be brought against those parts of the remediation notice that are different from proposals made by the responsible operator.3Notice of appeal must be served on the Welsh Ministers within 28 days of service of the remediation notice unless the time limit is extended by the Welsh Ministers.4Schedule 5 contains procedures for the appeal.5The Welsh Ministers or the appointed person may confirm, vary or quash the notice, and must give written notification of the final decision and the reasons for it, and may, if appropriate, add further compensatory remediation requirements necessitated by the lapse of time since the remediation notice was served.6A remediation notice need not be complied with pending determination of an appeal unless the person hearing the appeal directs otherwise.Further provisions on remediation notices22An enforcing authority may serve further remediation notices at any time while remediation is being carried out or, if remediation has not been achieved, at the end of the remediation period, requiring further or different remediation.Action by the enforcing authority23Once it has established that in its opinion damage is environmental damage, the enforcing authority may carry out any reasonable works—aat any time if a responsible operator cannot be identified;bif a responsible operator fails to comply with a remediation notice, whether or not an appeal is pending; orcif the responsible operator is not required to remediate under these Regulations.
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/b/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/b" id="regulation-20-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the measures necessary for remediation of the damage, together with the reasons;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/c/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/c" id="regulation-20-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the period within which those measures must be taken;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/d/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/d" id="regulation-20-2-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any additional monitoring or investigative measures that the responsible operator must carry out during remediation; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/e/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/2/e" id="regulation-20-2-e">
<Pnumber>e</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the right of appeal against the remediation notice.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/3/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/3" id="regulation-20-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The enforcing authority may withdraw or vary the remediation notice if it is satisfied that the remediation notice should not have been served or that an appeal against the remediation notice is likely to succeed.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/4/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/20/4" id="regulation-20-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Failure to comply with a remediation notice is an offence.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-05-06">
<Title>Appeal against the remediation notice</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21" id="regulation-21">
<Pnumber>21</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/1/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/1" id="regulation-21-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The responsible operator may notify the Welsh Ministers that that person intends to appeal against the remediation notice on the grounds that its contents are unreasonable.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/2/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/2" id="regulation-21-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>An appeal may only be brought against those parts of the remediation notice that are different from proposals made by the responsible operator.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/3/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/3" id="regulation-21-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Notice of appeal must be served on the Welsh Ministers within 28 days of service of the remediation notice unless the time limit is extended by the Welsh Ministers.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/4/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/4" id="regulation-21-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Schedule 5 contains procedures for the appeal.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/5/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/5" id="regulation-21-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Welsh Ministers or the appointed person may confirm, vary or quash the notice, and must give written notification of the final decision and the reasons for it, and may, if appropriate, add further compensatory remediation requirements necessitated by the lapse of time since the remediation notice was served.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/6/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/21/6" id="regulation-21-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A remediation notice need not be complied with pending determination of an appeal unless the person hearing the appeal directs otherwise.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-05-06">
<Title>Further provisions on remediation notices</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/22/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/22" id="regulation-22">
<Pnumber>22</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>An enforcing authority may serve further remediation notices at any time while remediation is being carried out or, if remediation has not been achieved, at the end of the remediation period, requiring further or different remediation.</Text>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-05-06">
<Title>Action by the enforcing authority</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23" id="regulation-23">
<Pnumber>23</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Once it has established that in its opinion damage is environmental damage, the enforcing authority may carry out any reasonable works—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/a/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/a" id="regulation-23-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>at any time if a responsible operator cannot be identified;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/b/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/b" id="regulation-23-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if a responsible operator fails to comply with a remediation notice, whether or not an appeal is pending; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/c/2015-12-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/995/regulation/23/c" id="regulation-23-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>if the responsible operator is not required to remediate under these Regulations.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Part>
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</Secondary>
</Legislation>