Regulation 2 Amendment of the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015

After regulation 18 of the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015^f1, insert—

“Reporting by enforcing authorities

18A.

(1)

Where an enforcing authority has served a responsible operator with notification under regulation 18(1) after the coming into force of this regulation, the enforcing authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the Secretary of State of the relevant environmental damage.

(2)

The notification provided to the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) must contain the following information—

(a)

the type of environmental damage, according to the categorisations set out in regulation 4(1)(a) to (d),

(b)

the date on which the environmental damage occurred or was discovered, and

(c)

the activity which caused the environmental damage, according to the list set out in Schedule 2, except in cases where regulation 5(2) applies.

(3)

The Secretary of State may require an enforcing authority to provide such other information in relation to the environmental damage as the Secretary of State may reasonably request.”.