SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland

PART 2Amendments of the OEP’s general functions

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In section 37 (linked notices), after subsection (6) insert—

6A

If the OEP considers that an information notice or a decision notice relates to conduct that is the same as or similar to conduct that is the subject of a Northern Ireland information notice or Northern Ireland decision notice, it may determine that those notices are linked.

6B

The OEP must provide the recipient of an information notice or a decision notice with—

a

a copy of every Northern Ireland information notice or Northern Ireland decision notice which is linked to it, and

b

a copy of any relevant correspondence, relating to such a notice, between the OEP and the recipient of that notice.