Part 4Marine licensing

Enforcement notices

45Further provision as to compliance and remediation notices

(1)

A compliance notice or remediation notice—

(a)

must be served on any person carrying on or in control of the activity to which the notice relates,

(b)

if a marine licence has been granted in relation to that activity, may also be served on the licensee.

(2)

The Scottish Ministers may by a further notice—

(a)

revoke a compliance notice or remediation notice,

(b)

vary a compliance notice or remediation notice so as to extend the period specified in accordance with section 43(4)(c) or (as the case may be) section 44(5)(d).

(3)

A person who fails to comply with—

(a)

a compliance notice, or

(b)

a remediation notice,

commits an offence.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000,

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years, or to both.