The Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations 2006

PART 3 Seizure in cases of imminent danger of serious pollution

23.  If an authorised person has entered any premises and has reasonable cause to believe that an article there is a cause of imminent danger of serious pollution of the environment, he may seize it and cause it to be rendered harmless (whether by destruction or otherwise).

24.  An authorised person who exercises the power in paragraph 23 shall as soon as possible prepare and sign a written report giving particulars of the circumstances in which the article was seized and so dealt with by him, and shall—

(a) give a signed copy of the report to a responsible person at the premises where the article was found by him; and

(b) unless the person is the owner of the article, also serve a signed copy of the report on the owner,

25.  If the authorised person cannot after reasonable inquiry ascertain the name or address of the owner, the copy may be served on him by giving it to the person to whom a copy was given under paragraph 24(a).

26.  Where the powers under paragraph 23 are exercised, the enforcing authority shall be entitled to recover the costs it reasonably incurs from the person who knowingly caused or permitted the article to become a cause of imminent danger of serious pollution of the environment.