Providing full coverage of relevant laws and policy, Contaminated Land:
Sets out when an action may be taken if land is contaminated, what needs to be done and the possible consequences, ensuring that all processes are understood Includes the regimes established by the Environmental Protection Act 199, Part IIA, and other liability regimes such as water pollution, waste, radioactivity, pollution prevention and control, common law, and the EC Liability Directive Covers the practical aspects of development and clean-up, including site investigation, planning and building control, waste disposal, contracts and funding Explains the commercial implications including: due diligence, information sources, appointment of consultants, property and corporate transactions, funding, insolvency and insurance Puts the subject into an international context, looking at EU initiatives, contaminated land in other jurisdictions and multi-national transactions Provides expert guidance on the increasingly complex technical issues, such as: standards and guidelines, risk, investigation and assessment, remediation and monitoring Reproduces the Environmental Protection Act 199, Part IIA and associated legislation Provides flowcharts and reference material in a clear tabular format, to give you essential and easy-to-follow guidance through all of the processes and procedures Includes a selection of precedents to allow easy drafting of required documents Environmental Protection Act 199, Part IIAOther liability regimes
Water pollutionWasteRadioactivityPPCCommon lawEC Liability DirectiveDevelopment and clean-up
Site investigationPlanningBuilding controlHealth and safetyWaste disposalContractsFundingCommercial implications
Due diligenceInformation sourcesAppointment of consultantsProperty transactionsCorporate transactionsFunding transactionsInsolvencyInsuranceInternational issues
EU initiativesContaminated land in other jurisdictionsMulti-national transactionsTechnical issues
Standards, guidelines, riskInvestigationAssessmentRemediationMonitoringAppendices
EPA 199, Part IIAOther statutory materialsEPA 199, Part IIA guidancePrecedents