Title: Guidance on the Legal Definition of Contaminated Land 
Resource Type: document --> guidance / decision support 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2008 
Availability: July 2008, PB 13149 
Author 1/Producer: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/land/contaminated/pdf/le ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->policy and regulatory
 
Short description: This non-statutory guidance discusses Part 2A’s definition of the term contaminated land. The term is defined according to whether contamination poses a significant level of risk, and local authorities are given considerable discretion to decide whether such risks exist having studied the details of each specific case. 
Link to Organisation(s): Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 01/08/2008

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