Section 71: Enforcement notice
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71. Enforcement notice
(1) Where he is of the opinion that—
(a) a person is contravening or is likely to contravene an environmental law; and
(b) a programme approval will not provide an effectual remedy, or a
prohibition notice is not appropriate,
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the Director may cause to be served on the person an enforcement notice.
(2) An enforcement notice shall—
(a) state the opinion of the Director;
(b) specify the matter constituting the contravention, or the matter
making it likely that the contravention will arise, as the case may
be;
(c) specify the measures that shall be taken to remedy the contravention, or to remedy or eliminate the matter making it likely
that the contravention will arise, as the case may be; and
(d) specify a period within which those measures shall be implemented.
(3) No person shall be prosecuted for a contravention in respect of which
an enforcement notice was issued as long as the notice is in force.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with an enforcement notice shall
commit an offence.