Article 13 Enforcement notices

(1)

If the enforcing authority is of the opinion that the person carrying on a prescribed process under an authorisation is contravening any condition of the authorisation, or is likely to contravene any such condition, the authority may serve on him a notice ( “an enforcement notice”).

(2)

An enforcement notice shall—

(a)

state the authority's opinion;

(b)

specify the matters constituting the contravention or the matters making it likely that the contravention will arise, as the case may be;

(c)

specify the steps that must be taken to remedy the contravention or to remedy the matters making it likely that the contravention will arise, as the case may be; and

(d)

specify the period within which those steps must be taken.

(3)

The Department may, if it thinks fit in relation to the carrying on by any person of a prescribed process, give to the enforcing authority directions as to whether the authority should exercise its powers under this Article and as to the steps which are to be required to be taken under this Article.

(4)

The enforcing authority may, as respects any enforcement notice it has issued to any person, by notice in writing served on that person, withdraw the notice.

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: prosp. rep. by 2002 NI 7