Part 4Marine licensing
Chapter 3Enforcement
Enforcement notices
I190Compliance notice
1
If it appears to an enforcement authority that subsections (3) and (4) are satisfied in relation to a person carrying on an activity in its area, it may issue a compliance notice to that person.
2
A compliance notice is a notice requiring a person to take such steps (falling within subsection (5)(b)) as are specified in it.
3
This subsection is satisfied if a person holding a marine licence—
a
has carried on, or is carrying on, a licensable marine activity under that licence, and
b
in carrying on that activity has failed, or is failing, to comply with a condition of the licence.
4
This subsection is satisfied if the carrying on of the activity has not caused, and is not likely to cause, any of the following—
a
serious harm to the environment;
b
serious harm to human health;
c
serious interference with legitimate uses of the sea.
5
A compliance notice must—
a
state the enforcement authority's grounds for believing that subsections (3) and (4) are satisfied;
b
require the person to take such steps as the authority considers appropriate to ensure that the condition in question is complied with;
c
state the period before the end of which those steps must be taken.