The African Swine Fever (England) Order 2003

Compliance with notices etc.E+W+S

16.—(1) Any notice or licence under this Order shall be in writing, may be general or specific, may be subject to conditions and may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice in writing at any time and, in particular, may be suspended or revoked if the issuing authority is of the reasonable opinion that the provisions of this Order are not being complied with.

(2) If any person fails to comply with any requirement of this Order or any instruction given, or notice or licence served under it, an inspector may, without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence arising as a consequence of that failure, enter premises and take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the requirements, instruction, notice or licence is complied with or carried out.

(3) The Secretary of State or the local authority may recover, as a civil debt, any expenses incurred by an inspector under paragraph (2) from the person in default.