Contaminated Land

Contaminated land has been an issue of concern to lawyers for some years, but not until 1 April 2000 has there been a specific legal regime dealing with it. Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 constitutes such a regime, of formidable complexity. Contaminated Land: the New Regime provides a comprehensive guide for all involved with the new system, whether advising the enforcement authorities of those who may be liable for clean-up costs. The Act and its supporting Guidance raise many difficult problems of interpretation and practical implementation, which are explored in this book. Readers will find help in understanding the legislation, in deciding whether land is or is not "contaminated", and in pursuing or responding to enforcement action. A number of key precedents and source materials are reproduced, so that everything the practitioner needs is to hand. * Full analysis of, and authoritative commentary on, each aspect of the legislation and subsequent guidance * Lucid explanation of exactly what the new system requires * Clear guidance on the procedures for notices, enforcement and appeals * Examination of what the obligations and potential liabilities are of landowners and occupiers * Straightforward assessment of how "innocent" parties, who have purchased or which to purchase land which has been contaminated are affected

ISBN 0421661208   DEWEY 344.4204634 ISBN13 9780421661202 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC21 Publisher Sweet & Maxwell Ltd   Pages 616 Imprint Sweet & Maxwell   Published in London Format Hardback   Height (mm) 230 Publication date 03 Aug 2000   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

		Preface
		Terminology
		Contents
		Table of Cases
		Table of Statutes
		Table of Statutory Instruments
Ch. 1		Background and Introduction		1
Ch. 2		The Ambit of the Regime: What is "Contaminated Land"		17
Ch. 3		Enforcing Authorities		45
Ch. 4		Inspection of Land		54
Ch. 5		Identifying Land as Contaminated		75
Ch. 6		Special Sites		87
Ch. 7		Relationship with Other Powers		97
Ch. 8		Remediation Notices - Introduction		105
Ch. 9		Consultation before Service of Remediation Notice		109
Ch. 10		Restrictions on Serving Remediation Notices and Procedure Where a Notice Cannot Be Served		118
Ch. 11		Avoiding Service of a Remediation Notice		124
Ch. 12		Drafting and Serving Remediation Notices		129
Ch. 13		The "Appropriate Person"		155
Ch. 14		Liability - Particular Cases		177
Ch. 15		Restrictions on Liability Relating to Water Pollution		189
Ch. 16		Migration of Contamination and Chemical Changes		193
Ch. 17		Exclusion of Parties from Liability		198
Ch. 18		Apportionment of Liability		218
Ch. 19		When the Local Authority Is Itself an Appropriate Person		231
Ch. 20		"Orphan Sites" and "Orphan Linkages"		235
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The approach, as you would expect of these authors, is painstaking, detailed and comprehensive... the book's status [is] little short of biblical...Provides a comprehensive guide to the new systemJust when you thought it was impossible to grasp the minutiae of the contaminated land regime and were preparing to hand the task to someone else, out come a book that breaks it down into a logical and readable style.This can only be described as a magisterial work....this work is highly recommended for anyone who needs or wishes to have a detailed understanding of Part IIA. It is the only work available which attempts to deal comprehensively with the many complexities which are capable of arising now that Part IIA has been implemented. Solicitors' Journal.

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