Keep it clean

Burnett-Hall, R.

Keep it clean - 1998 - Estates Gazette (9834) 22 August 1998, 78-80(3) .

Discusses the implications of the decision in "Empress Car Company (Abertillery) Ltd v National Rivers Authority", which revisited the whole concept of `causing` pollution and its relationship to `knowingly permitting` it. Reviews previous water pollution cases. Considers the provisions of s161A of the Water Resources Act, and Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.


CAUSE
CIVIL LIABILITIES
EMPRESS CAR CO (ABERTILLERY) LTD V NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 PART II
KNOWINGLY PERMIT
LANDLORDS
NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY V WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
POLLUTION
TENANTS
WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 S161
WATERCOURSES