§ 1.
The competent authority in the context of this section is the OVAM, if the accident occurred on:
| 1° | land that is owned by or under the management of a municipality, autonomous municipal company, or intermunicipal partnership; |
| 2° | land on which an installation or activity is established that is categorised as first class pursuant to Title V of the Decree of 5 April 1995 containing general provisions regarding environmental policy; |
| 3° | land for which a descriptive soil survey or soil remediation works has/have been carried out. |
§ 2.
In all other cases the competent authority is the burgomaster of the municipality where the damage takes place.