Registers of contaminated land which is subject to contaminative uses is provided for by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 section.143. Initially, the local authorities were called to collate registers of land in their areas, which historically had been put to a minimum of one of a list of potentially contaminative uses identified by the government. These proposals were withdrawn due to arguments posed by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, concerned about losing investment and devaluing sites on the register. The new provisions under the EA 1995 mean that local authorities are obliged to maintain a form of register that record Remediation Notices published and any works undertaken on areas identified as contaminated. The registers should include details of all remediation statements and declarations issued by the enforcing authorities and hence relate to areas, which are known to be contaminated rather than suspected to be so. It is important that all companies are aware of the existence of these registers. The registers will be made publicly available.