Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (W.S.I. No. 1394 (W. 138) of 2015).

These Regulations amend the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009 in regulations 8, 10 and 11 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 safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC(3). Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU extends the definition of ‘environmental damage’ contained in the Environmental Liability Directive to include damage that significantly adversely affects 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.