European Communities (Environmental Liability) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 293 of 2015).

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008 so as to transpose Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU requires that the definition of water damage in Directive 2004/35/EC be replaced so that the definition is extended to include damage that significantly adversely affects the environmental status of marine waters as defined in Directive 2008/56/EC establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (the Marine Strategy Framework Directive).