The Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009

Definitions S

2.  In this Part—

(a) “primary remediation” means any remedial measure which returns the damaged natural resources or impaired services to, or towards, baseline condition;

(b) “complementary remediation” means any remedial measure taken in relation to natural resources or services to compensate for the fact that primary remediation does not result in fully restoring the damaged natural resources or services;

(c) “compensatory remediation” means any action taken to compensate for interim losses of natural resources or services that occur from the date of damage occurring until primary remediation has achieved its full effect; and

(d) “interim losses” means losses which result from the fact that the damaged natural resources or services are not able to perform their ecological functions or provide services to other natural resources or to the public until the primary or complementary measures have taken effect; and does not include financial compensation to the public.