17Environmental emergency response manual

17 Environmental emergency response manual

(1) The implementation strategy mentioned in regulation 16 must include the maintenance of an environmental emergency response manual in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The environmental emergency response manual must—

(a) be kept up to date; and

(b) include emergency response arrangements.

(3) The response arrangements in the environmental emergency response manual must be tested—

(a) when they are introduced; and

(b) when they are significantly amended; and

(c) not later than 12 months after the most recent test; and

(d) for a new location for the activity that is added to the environment plan after the response arrangements have been tested and before the next test is conducted—when the location is added to the plan; and

(e) for a facility or other structure that becomes operational after the response arrangements have been tested and before the next test is conducted—when the facility or structure becomes operational.