# The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 16: Following instructions from a public authority

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When an operator acts in accordance with the instructions of a public authority and, as a result, causes or threatens to cause environmental damage, and accordingly action is taken under regulations 13, 14 or 15, the operator may recover the costs of actions under any of those regulations from that public authority, unless the instructions related to an emission or incident caused by the operator's own activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/810/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-regulations-2015/regulation-16
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