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The following Environment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The reservoir safety reform programme (Published 9 April 2025)
Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiriesCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry...
Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powersA sewerage undertaker is the company appointed by the Secretary of State or Ofwat to be...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible for safely managing and efficiently running a harbour.Most harbours are administered by statutory harbour authorities (SHAs), empowered and governed
Ports and harbours regulationOverviewA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible for safely managing and efficiently running a harbour. While there is a significant amount of general legislation that applies to ports and harbours, the specific powers, duties and
Marine licensing—exempt activitiesExemptions from the marine licensing regimeSome activities that would normally be regarded as licensable activities under section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA 2009) may be exempted from the marine licensing regime under MCAA 2009 if they meet
Marine licensing—submarine cables and pipelinesInternational regime under UNCLOSThe laying of cables and pipelines is one of the freedoms of the High Seas under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1981 (UNCLOS).Furthermore, under UNCLOS all States are entitled to lay submarine cables and
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