PART 5ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement notices

142Variation and withdrawal of enforcement notices by Department

1

The Department may—

a

withdraw an enforcement notice issued by it; or

b

waive or relax any requirement of such a notice and, in particular, may extend any period specified in accordance with section 140(9).

2

The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised whether or not the notice has taken effect.

3

The Department must, immediately after exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1), give notice of the exercise to every person who has been served with a copy of the enforcement notice or would, if the notice were re-issued, be served with a copy of it.

4

The withdrawal of an enforcement notice does not affect the power of the Department to issue a further enforcement notice.