(1) A person
"deposits" a contaminant in waters or at another place if the person—
(a)
drops, places or throws the contaminant in the waters or onto the place; or
(b) releases the contaminant, or otherwise causes it to move, into the waters
or onto the place.
(2) A person
"deposits" a contaminant at a place if—
(a) the person is an occupier of the
place or the contaminant is under the person’s control; and
(b) someone
deposits the contaminant at the place in a way mentioned in subsection (1) ;
and
(c) the person does not remove the contaminant from the place within a
reasonable time after becoming aware that the contaminant has been deposited
at the place.
(3) A person
"deposits" earth at a place if the person carries on earthworks or another
activity that exposes the earth at the place.
(4) A person
"deposits" earth at a place if—
(a) the person is an occupier of the place;
and
(b) someone deposits the earth at the place in a way mentioned in
subsection (3) ; and
(c) the person does not stop the earth being exposed at
the place within a reasonable time after becoming aware that the earth has
been exposed at the place.
(5) A reference in subsections (2) to (4) to a
place does not include waters.
(6) For subsections (1) to (4) , none of the
subsections limits any of the other subsections.