Regulation 39 Stop notices

(1)

A “stop notice” is a notice prohibiting a person from carrying on an activity specified in the notice until the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.

(2)

If the Environment Agency considers that a person is carrying on an activity in contravention of regulation 12(1), 13(1), 14(1) or 25 it may serve a stop notice on that person.

(3)

If a regulation authority considers that a person is carrying on an activity in contravention of section 1 of the 1989 Act it may serve a stop notice on that person.

(4)

A stop notice must—

(a)

state the authority’s reason for serving it;

(b)

specify the matters constituting the contravention;

(c)

specify the steps which must be taken to remedy the contravention;

(d)

give information as to the rights of appeal (including the period within which an appeal must be brought).