These Regulations amend the Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009 to update references to a number of EU instruments referred to in those Regulations (to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In addition, they insert a new regulation 7A to impose a new reporting requirement on competent authorities other than the Scottish Ministers where environmental damage has occurred. This implements Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage as amended by Article 3 of Regulation (EU)2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the alignment of reporting obligations in the field of legislation related to the environment. Reporting obligations also concern discharges of substances into groundwater which require prior authorisation in pursuance of (a) Council Directive 80/68/EEC on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances, (b) Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration.