# The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 39: Stop notices

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A “stop notice” is a notice prohibiting a person from carrying on an activity specified in the notice until the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.
(2) If theappropriate body considers that a person is carrying on an activity in contravention of regulation 12(1), 13(2), 14(1) or 25 it may serve a stop notice on that person.
(3) If a regulation authority considers that a person is carrying on an activity in contravention of section 1 of the 1989 Act it may serve a stop notice on that person.
(4) A stop notice must—
(a) state the authority's reason for serving it;
(b) specify the matters constituting the contravention;
(c) specify the steps which must be taken to remedy the contravention;
(d) give information as to the rights of appeal (including the period within which an appeal must be brought).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/988/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-39
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