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Paragraph 20

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(1)

An enforcement undertaking must specify—

(a)

action to secure that the contravention in relation to which the enforcement undertaking is given does not continue or recur;

(b)

action to secure that the position is, so far as possible, restored to what it would have been if the contravention had not occurred;

(c)

action (which may include the payment of a sum of money) to secure a benefit or improvement to the environment, such as the prevention of littering, or an increase in the reuse and recycling of packaging;

(d)

the period within which each of the actions specified must be completed.

(2)

It must include—

(a)

a statement that the enforcement undertaking is made in accordance with this Part;

(b)

the terms of the enforcement undertaking; and

(c)

a statement of how and when the person giving the enforcement undertaking is considered to have discharged it.

(3)

The enforcement undertaking may be varied, or the period within which an action specified in the enforcement undertaking must be completed may be extended, if both parties agree in writing.