Dutch Legislation

Chapter 19

in force

Powers in exceptional circumstances

Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) · Articles: 24

Section 19.0

Special circumstances

19.0 Article 19.0

Pursuant to rules as referred to in Section 4.1.1, subjects may be designated for which the administrative body designated therein may determine by…

Section 19.1

Unusual event

19.1 Article 19.1

In this Section, the prevention of the adverse consequences of an unusual event shall also be understood to include:

19.2 Article 19.2

In this Section, competent authority (bevoegd gezag) shall mean:

19.3 Article 19.3

The competent authority that is informed of an unusual incident shall, without delay, notify the following of that incident, the data provided…

19.4 Article 19.4

The competent authority shall oblige the person responsible to take such measures as can reasonably be required of him to prevent the adverse…

19.5 Article 19.5

If it cannot be established immediately or in a timely manner by whom or by what the unusual incident was caused, the competent authority or, if it…

19.6 Article 19.6

If the competent authority takes measures or has them taken by third parties, it shall recover the costs of those measures from the person…

19.7 Article 19.7

The competent authority shall ensure that the necessary data are collected in order to analyse the unusual incident and to determine its cause.

Section 19.2

Chance archaeological find of general interest

19.8 Article 19.8

The competent authority for an accidental archaeological find of public interest is the municipal executive (college van burgemeester en wethouders)…

19.9 Article 19.9

Articles 19.3, paragraph 2, 19.4, paragraphs 1 up to and including 3, and 19.7, paragraph 2, shall apply mutatis mutandis to an accidental…

Section 19.2a

Accidental discovery of contamination on or in the soil

19.9a Article 19.9a

This Section shall apply if, in the judgment of the competent authority:

19.9b Article 19.9b

The competent authority for an accidental discovery of contamination on or in the soil is the municipal executive (college van burgemeester en…

19.9c Article 19.9c

The competent authority shall require the owner or the holder of a right of superficies (erfpachter) to immediately take such temporary protective…

19.9d Article 19.9d

If the competent authority takes temporary protective measures or has them taken by third parties, it may recover the costs of those measures from…

Section 19.3

Alert values

19.10 Article 19.10

Ministerial regulations shall establish alarm values for:

19.11 Article 19.11

Ministerial regulations shall establish rules regarding the provision of information or warnings in the event of an exceedance or imminent exceedance…

19.12 Article 19.12

In the event of an exceedance of air quality alert thresholds or in the event of outdoor air pollution by substances for which no alert thresholds…

Section 19.4

Danger to water management works

19.13 Article 19.13

In this Section, danger to water management works is understood to mean: a circumstance whereby the proper condition of a water management work is…

19.14 Article 19.14

The manager shall ensure that exercises are held in order to be able to act effectively in the event of a threat to water management works. The…

19.15 Article 19.15

In the event of danger to water management works, the administrator is authorised, for as long as the situation resulting therefrom so requires, to…

19.16 Article 19.16

The Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde staten) may, if in their judgment a water board authority fails to act or does not act sufficiently in the…

Section 19.5

Exceptional circumstances

19.17 Article 19.17

Without prejudice to Articles 7, paragraph 1, and 8, paragraph 1, of the Coordination Act for Exceptional Circumstances (Coördinatiewet…

19.18 Article 19.18

Our Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning shall, in agreement with Our other Ministers concerned, determine by ministerial regulation which…

19.19 Article 19.19

Our Minister of Defence shall determine by ministerial regulation which activities required for the performance of defence tasks are to be carried…