These Regulations amend the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 to implement the changes to the Environmental Liability Directive introduced by Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/56/EC. Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU extends the definition of environmental damage to include damage to the environmental status of marine waters as defined in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy, such that that status is significantly adversely affected.
These Regulations amend the Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 to implement the changes to the Environmental Liability Directive introduced by Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/56/EC. Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU extends the definition of ‘environmental damage’ to include damage to the environmental status of marin
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Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 231 of 2015).
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2015
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