# The Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994, Regulation 8: Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied


(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under regulation 7(1)(a) or 7(2)(a) above in respect of any matters which appear to the court to be matters which it is in his power to remedy, the court may, in addition to or instead of imposing any punishment, order him, within such time as may be fixed by the order, to take such steps as may be specified in the order for remedying those matters.
(2) The time fixed by an order under paragraph (1) above may be extended or further extended by order of the court on an application made before the end of the time originally fixed or as extended under this paragraph, as the case may be.
(3) Where a person is ordered under paragraph (1) above to remedy any matters, that person shall not be liable under regulation 7 above in respect of those matters in so far as they continue during the time fixed by the order or any further time allowed under paragraph (2) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1806/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/notification-of-existing-substances-enforcement-regulations-1994/regulation-8
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