PART 1Environmental governance

CHAPTER 2The Office for Environmental Protection

The OEP's enforcement functions

I1I241Public statements

1

Where the OEP gives an information notice or a decision notice, applies for an environmental review, judicial review or statutory review or applies to intervene in a judicial review or statutory review, it must publish a statement that—

a

states that the OEP has taken that step,

b

describes the failure (or alleged failure) of a public authority to comply with environmental law in relation to which that step was taken, and

c

sets out such further information as the OEP considers appropriate.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply if the OEP considers that in the circumstances it would not be in the public interest to publish a statement.