PART 2ASSESSMENT, REGISTRATION AND MONITORING OF DISUSED TIPS
CHAPTER 4THE CATEGORIES OF DISUSED TIP ETC.
24Categories of disused tip
(1)
There are four categories in which a disused tip in the register may be placed under this Part: category 1, 2, 3 or 4.
(2)
The four categories represent the different degrees to which disused tips cause the Authority concern, with—
(a)
category 1 representing those disused tips causing the Authority most concern, and
(b)
category 4 representing those disused tips causing the Authority the least concern,
on the basis of one or more of the matters in subsection (3).
(3)
The matters are—
(a)
the tip’s instability;
(b)
the tip’s potential for instability;
(c)
the threat to human welfare posed by the tip’s instability;
(d)
the threat the tip could pose to human welfare in the event of instability.