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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Meaning of “environmental damage”

    4. 4.Other legislation

    5. 5.Exceptions

    6. 6.Temporal application

    7. 7.Exception from environmental damage to surface water or groundwater

    8. 8.Enforcing authority

  3. PART 2 Preventing environmental damage

    1. 9.Preventing environmental damage

    2. 10.Preventing further environmental damage

    3. 11.Action by the enforcing authority

    4. 12.Costs

    5. 13.Following instructions from a public authority

  4. PART 3 Remediation

    1. 14.Assessment of damage

    2. 15.Determining liability to remediate

    3. 16.Appeals against liability to remediate

    4. 17.Remediation notices

    5. 18.Appeal against the remediation notice

    6. 19.Appeals generally

    7. 20.Actions by the enforcing authority

    8. 21.Costs

  5. PART 4 Enforcement

    1. 22.Requests for action by interested parties

    2. 23.Proceedings for costs by the enforcing authority

    3. 24.Recovery of costs from other persons

    4. 25.Grant of and compensation for rights of entry etc.

    5. 26.Powers of authorised persons

    6. 27.Provision of information to the enforcing authority

    7. 28.Costs recoverable from owner to be a charge on land

    8. 29.Penalties

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Damage to species and natural habitats

      1. 1.Damage to protected species and natural habitats

      2. 2.Conservation status of habitats

      3. 3.Conservation status of species

      4. 4.Areas of special scientific interest

      5. 5.Express authorisation

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Activities causing damage

      1. 1.Operation of permitted installations

      2. 2.Waste management operations

      3. 3.Mining waste

      4. 4.Discharges requiring authorisation

      5. 5.Water abstraction and impoundment

      6. 6.Dangerous substances, plant protection products and biocidal products

      7. 7.Transport

      8. 8.Genetically modified organisms

      9. 9.Transboundary shipment of waste

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Permits, etc.

      1. 1.Integrated pollution prevention and control

      2. 2.Waste

      3. 3.Landfill

      4. 4.Incineration plants

      5. 5.Discharges to water

      6. 6.Discharges to groundwater

      7. 7.Water abstraction or impoundment

      8. 8.Pesticides and biocides

      9. 9.Genetically modified organisms

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Remediation

      1. PART 1 Remediation of damage to natural resources other than land

        1. 1.Application of Part 1

        2. 2.Risk to human health

        3. 3.Objective

        4. 4.Primary and complementary remediation

        5. 5.Compensatory remediation

        6. 6.Choice of remediation

        7. 7.Identification of complementary and compensatory remediation

        8. 8.Options

      2. PART 2 Remediation of damage to land

        1. 9.Remediation of damage to land

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Compensation

      1. 1.Compensation for grant of rights

      2. 2.Interpretation

      3. 3.Period for making an application

      4. 4.Manner of making an application

      5. 5.Loss and damage for which compensation is payable

      6. 6.Basis on which compensation is assessed

      7. 7.Determination of disputes

  8. Explanatory Note