Book Description

Enabling power: European Communities Act 1972, s. 2 (2) & European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, sch. 2, para. 1 (1) (3), sch. 7, para. 21 (b). Issued: 10.09.2019. Made: 03.09.2019. Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 05.09.2019. Coming into force: In accord. with reg. 1. Effect: S.S.I. 2009/266; 2014/258 amended. Territorial extent & classification: S. General. EC note: Part 2 makes amendments to the Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009 to update references to a number of EU instruments referred to in those Regulations. In addition, regulation 2 (4) inserts a new regulation 7A into those Regulations 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 of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p.56), as amended by Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the alignment of reporting obligations in the field of legislation related to the environment (OJ L 170, 25.6.2019, p.115).