Part 4Enforcement

Enforcement of relevant breaches: general provisions

32Enforcement

(1)

Regulations may make provision for—

(a)

an inspector to issue either of the following—

(i)

a compliance notice (see section 33);

(ii)

a stop notice (see section 34);

(b)

the Secretary of State or an inspector to issue a monetary penalty notice (see section 35);

to a person in relation to a relevant breach.

(2)

Regulations may provide for a requirement imposed by a stop notice to be enforceable, on the application of the Secretary of State, by injunction.

This does not affect the enforcement of the requirement (or power to make provision for its enforcement) in any other way (whether by monetary penalty notice or otherwise).

(3)

In this Act “enforcement notice” means—

(a)

a compliance notice,

(b)

a stop notice, or

(c)

a monetary penalty notice.

(4)

Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.