C1Part I Integrated Pollution Control and Air Pollution Control by Local Authorities
Provisions as to offences
23 Offences.
1
It is an offence for a person—
a
to contravene section 6(1) above;
b
to fail to give the notice required by section 9(2) above;
c
to fail to comply with or contravene any requirement or prohibition imposed by an enforcement notice or a prohibition notice;
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g
to fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement imposed by a notice under section 19(2) above;
h
to make a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or recklessly to make a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, where the statement is made—
i
in purported compliance with a requirement to furnish any information imposed by or under any provision of this Part; or
ii
for the purpose of obtaining the grant of an authorisation to himself or any other person or the variation of an authorisation;
i
intentionally to make a false entry in any record required to be kept under section 7 above;
j
with intent to deceive, to forge or use a document issued or authorised to be issued under section 7 above or required for any purpose thereunder or to make or have in his possession a document so closely resembling any such document as to be likely to deceive;
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l
to fail to comply with an order made by a court under section 26 below.
2
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (a), (c) or (l) of subsection (1) above shall be liable:
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20,000 F2or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
3
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (b), (g), (h), (i) or (j) of subsection (1) above shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
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Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1056, reg. 1(3), 19, Sch. 4 Pt. I para.8
Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of River Purification Authorities tranferred (12.10.1995) to SEPA by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(a)(iii)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art.2
Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of Chief Inspector for Scotland transferred (12.10.1995) to SEPA by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(d)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art.2
Pt. I (ss. 1-24): functions of Local Authorities transferred (12.10.1995) to SEPA by 1995 c. 25, s. 21(1)(h)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1995/2649, art.2
Pt. I (ss. 1-28): functions of the Chief Inspector for England and Wales transferred (1.4.1996) to The Environment Agency by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(d)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3
Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 5(5)(e)(with s. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.2
Pt. I (ss. 1-28) modified (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 33(5)(e)(with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art.3
Pt. I (ss. 1-28): power to make corresponding provisions conferred (27.7.1999) by 1999 c. 24, s. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 20(1)(a)