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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-108 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Law |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 27 Jul 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2019 |
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Charges on Land for Environmental Liabilities : A Matter Of ‘Priority’ For Scotland. / Mackie, Colin; Combe, Malcolm.
In: Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 31, No. 1, 01.03.2019, p. 83-108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Charges on Land for Environmental Liabilities
T2 - A Matter Of ‘Priority’ For Scotland
AU - Mackie, Colin
AU - Combe, Malcolm
N1 - The authors are grateful to Valerie Fogleman, Joanne Hawkins, Andrew Keay, Gerry McCormack, Duncan Sheehan, Andrew Steven and Donna McKenzie Skene, together with the editor and two anonymous reviewers, for valuable comments on earlier drafts of this article. Any errors, of course, remain those of the authors. Malcolm Combe would also like to acknowledge the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland who provided support during the period of research leave in which this article was written.
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - This article examines the viability and utility of introducing a statutory power in Scotland enabling its environmental regulators to take a first-ranking charge over land. It would facilitate recovery of costs incurred in undertaking the unfulfilled environmental obligations of a recalcitrant or financially distressed operator. Such a charge has been characterised as contrary to Scots land law. The article makes two original contributions, the latter of which is pertinent to other jurisdictions considering implementing such a charge. First, Scots land law is found to be receptive to such a charge provided there is appropriate publicity and its priority as compared to other charges created in favour of third parties at an earlier date is expressly stated in statute. Secondly, with the policy rationales for the ‘polluter-pays’ principle of European Union environmental law used as a frame through which to understand the multi-faceted functions of corporate environmental liability, such a charge is shown to play an important role in facilitating these. Recommendations are made for its implementation in statute.
AB - This article examines the viability and utility of introducing a statutory power in Scotland enabling its environmental regulators to take a first-ranking charge over land. It would facilitate recovery of costs incurred in undertaking the unfulfilled environmental obligations of a recalcitrant or financially distressed operator. Such a charge has been characterised as contrary to Scots land law. The article makes two original contributions, the latter of which is pertinent to other jurisdictions considering implementing such a charge. First, Scots land law is found to be receptive to such a charge provided there is appropriate publicity and its priority as compared to other charges created in favour of third parties at an earlier date is expressly stated in statute. Secondly, with the policy rationales for the ‘polluter-pays’ principle of European Union environmental law used as a frame through which to understand the multi-faceted functions of corporate environmental liability, such a charge is shown to play an important role in facilitating these. Recommendations are made for its implementation in statute.
U2 - 10.1093/jel/eqy019
DO - 10.1093/jel/eqy019
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 83
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Environmental Law
JF - Journal of Environmental Law
SN - 0952-8873
IS - 1
ER -