Provisions relating to legal proceedings and civil liabilityN.I.
45.—(1) Where a person appeals against a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction dismissing an appeal against any requirement imposed under this Part which was suspended pending determination of that appeal, the requirement shall again be suspended pending the determination of the appeal.
(2) Where an appeal against a decision of a district council lies to a court of summary jurisdiction under any provision of this Part, the council shall include in any document by which it notifies the decision to the person concerned a statement indicating that such an appeal lies and specifying the time within which it must be brought.
(3) Where on an appeal to any court against or arising out of a decision of a district council under this Part the court varies or reverses the decision the council shall act in accordance with the court's decision.
(4) Where any damage is caused by waste which has been deposited in or on land, any person who deposited it, or knowingly caused or knowingly permitted it to be deposited, in either case so as to commit an offence under Article 4(1) or 31(2), is liable for the damage except where the damage—
(a)was due wholly to the fault of the person who suffered it; or
(b)was suffered by a person who voluntarily accepted the risk of the damage being caused;
but without prejudice to any liability arising otherwise than under this paragraph.
(5) The matters which may be proved by way of defence under Article 4(7) may be proved also by way of defence to an action brought under paragraph (4).
(6) In paragraph (4)—
“damage” includes the death of, or injury to, any person (including any disease and any impairment of physical or mental condition); and
“fault” has the same meaning as in the [1948 c. 23 (N.I.).] Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948.
(7) For the purposes of the following statutory provisions—
(a)the [1977 NI 18.] Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977,
(b)the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948; and
(c)the [1989 NI 11.] Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989,
any damage for which a person is liable under paragraph (4) shall be treated as due to his fault.