# The Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013, Regulation 31: Prohibition notices


(1) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that the activities of a person, in relation to a contravention or likely contravention of the conditions in a permit, are such that they involve an imminent risk of serious pollution of the environment, the Secretary of State may give that person a prohibition notice.
(2) A prohibition notice must—
(a) state the opinion referred to in the preceding paragraph;
(b) specify the risk involved in the activity; and
(c) specify the steps that must be taken to remove it and the period within which they must be taken.
(3) A prohibition notice may be varied or withdrawn at any time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/971/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-combustion-installations-pollution-prevention-and-control-regulations-2013/regulation-31
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