European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 547 of 2008).

These Regulations establish a framework of environmental liability based on the polluter-pays principle, to prevent and remedy environmental damage. These Regulations apply to: (a) environmental damage, or imminent threat of environmental damage caused by an occupational activity referred to in Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and (b) damage to protected species and natural habitats, or imminent threat of that damage, by an operator of an occupational activity other than an occupational activity referred to in Schedule 3. The Regulations set out criteria in assessing damage to protected species and natural habitats and prescribe measures for remedying of environmental damage.