The Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Deposit Bonds) (no. 2) Regulations, Legal Notice no. 67 of 2025.

These Regulations, made under provisions of section 147(1) of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, apply to activities, industrial plants and undertakings which have or are likely to have adverse effects on the environment, and prescribe the procedure for managing a deposit bond. The Regulations concern: abandoned land; bond discharge certificate; environmental emergency; good environmental practice; remediation; register of activities, industrial plants and undertakings that require deposit bonds; inspection and monitoring to determine compliance with good environmental practice; determination of a Deposit Bond Assessment Report; factors to be taken into account during an inspection: public safety, ecological system recovery at the site, involvement of stakeholders, and surrounding community; offences and penalties. Attached schedules include activities, industrial plants and undertakings eligible for deposit bonds, particularly: extractive activities and exploration of oil and gas; industrial plants, such as breweries, distilleries, sugar factories, storage facilities for petroleum products; large scale horticultural and flower farms exceeding 100 hectares; transportation of petroleum products and of hazardous substances; power generations plants, geothermal power plants, nuclear power plants; management and disposal of hazardous and toxic waste; introduction of alien or invasive species of fauna and flora into ecosystems; introduction of genetically modified organisms.