Regulation 23 Action by the enforcing authority
United Kingdom
Once it has established that, in its opinion, damage is environmental damage, the enforcing authority may carry out any reasonable works—
(a)
at any time if a responsible operator cannot be identified;
(b)
if a responsible operator fails to comply with a remediation notice, whether or not an appeal is pending; or
(c)
if the responsible operator is not required to carry out remediation under these Regulations.