SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Risk Management: Designation of Features

Enforcement notice

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1

If a person contravenes paragraph 5(1) the responsible authority may give an enforcement notice.

2

The notice may be given to—

a

the person who contravened paragraph 5(1), or

b

the owner of the designated structure or feature.

3

The notice must direct the recipient to take specified steps, within a specified period, to remedy the contravention.

4

If a person (P) fails to comply with an enforcement notice—

a

P commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

b

the responsible authority may authorise a person to take the steps specified in the notice,

c

the responsible authority may require P to pay expenses incurred under paragraph (b), and

d

payment required under paragraph (c) is recoverable as a debt.