ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 486
Authorised person to give notice of seizure or damage
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 486
Authorised person to give notice of seizure or damage
486 Authorised person to give notice of seizure or damage
(1) This section applies if—
(a) an authorised person seizes or damages
anything in the exercise of a power under this chapter; or
(b) a person
acting under an authorised person’s direction under section 363Kdamages
anything in the exercise of a power under that section; or
(c) a person who
is authorised by an authorised person under section 467(1) (b) to take action
damages anything in the exercise of a power under section 467.
(2) The
authorised person must immediately give written notice of the particulars of
the seizure or damage.
(3) The notice must be given to—
(a) if anything is
seized—the person from whom the thing was seized; or
(b) if anything is
damaged—the person who appears to the authorised person to be the owner of
the thing.
(4) If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with
subsection (2) , the authorised person must—
(a) leave the notice at the
place where the seizure or damage happened; and