The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009

Areas of application

6.—(1) The damage must be in an area specified in the following table—

Type of damageArea in which these Regulations apply
Damage to waterWales and all water up to one nautical mile seaward from the baseline in Wales
Damage in a site of special scientific interestWales
Damage to protected species or natural habitatsWales
Damage to landWales

(2) In this regulation, “the baseline” means the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured for the purposes of the Territorial Sea Act 1987 M1.

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