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CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 4

CONTAMINATED SITES ACT 2003 - SECT 4

4 .         Meaning of “contaminated”

        (1)         In this Act —

        contaminated , in relation to land, water or a site, means having a substance present in or on that land, water or site at above background concentrations that presents, or has the potential to present, a risk of harm to human health, the environment or any environmental value.

        (2)         However, land, water or a site, or land, water or a site of a prescribed class or description, is not contaminated where the regulations so provide.