The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 No. 32

PART 6 OFFENCES & APPEALS IN CONNECTION WITH CONSENT, REVOCATION, MODIFICATION AND PROHIBITION NOTICES

Restriction on commencing a relevant project

16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall not –

(a) begin a relevant project except in pursuance of a consent granted under regulation 10 by the Department; or

(b) carry it out except in accordance with the provisions of that consent.

(2) A person may rely on a consent granted under regulation 10 even though he is not the person to whom the consent was granted.

(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable –

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.