F1SCHEDULE A1CIVIL SANCTIONS

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Stop notices

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1

The regulations may confer on an enforcement authority the power to serve a stop notice on a person.

2

For the purposes of this Schedule a “stop notice” is a notice prohibiting a person from carrying on an activity specified in the notice until the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.

3

Provision under this paragraph may only confer such a power in relation to a case falling within sub-paragraph (4) or (5).

4

A case falling within this sub-paragraph is a case where—

a

the person is carrying on the activity,

b

the enforcement authority reasonably believes that the activity as carried on by that person is causing, or presents a significant risk of causing, serious harm to human health, and

c

the enforcement authority believes that the activity as carried on by that person involves or is likely to involve a breach of regulations made under section 14B by that person.

5

A case falling within this sub-paragraph is a case where the enforcement authority reasonably believes that—

a

the person is likely to carry on the activity,

b

the activity as likely to be carried on by that person will cause, or will present a significant risk of causing, serious harm to human health, and

c

the activity as likely to be carried on by that person will involve or will be likely to involve a breach of regulations under section 14B by that person.

6

The steps referred to in sub-paragraph (2) must be steps to remove or reduce the harm or risk of harm referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(b) or (5)(b).