Paragraph 12 I1
(1)
This paragraph applies if—
(a)
a person has contravened paragraph 5(1), and
(b)
the responsible authority thinks the contravention may immediately and materially increase or alter a flood risk or coastal erosion risk.
(2)
The authority may—
(a)
act to remedy the contravention without giving an enforcement notice,
(b)
require the owner to pay the expenses of that action, and
(c)
recover the expenses as a debt.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/2000, art. 2(b)
Notes on Schedule 1
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1 excluded (24.9.2014) by The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2384), art. 1, Sch. 19 Pt. 1 para. 11
- C2
Sch. 1 excluded (23.4.2025) by The Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/452), art. 1, Sch. 17 para. 6