Enforcement notice

(1) If the Authority is of the opinion on reasonable grounds that any person is contravening the provisions of this Act or Regulations made thereunder or is contravening any condition of an operating licence, or is likely to contravene any such provision, Regulations or condition, the Authority may serve on him an enforcement notice. 50 (2) An enforcement notice shall– (a) specify the matters constituting the contravention or the matters making it likely that the contravention will arise; (b) specify the steps which must be taken by the person to whom the notice is addressed to remedy the contravention or to remedy the matters making it likely that the contravention will arise, as the case may be; and (c) specify the period of time within which those steps must be taken. (3) An enforcement notice may require– (a) the stopping or shutting down of any activity or thing either permanently or for a specified period; (b) the cessation of the construction or operation of an aquaculture facility or any part thereof until the Authority is satisfied that the facility or part thereof is or will be constructed or operated in accordance with this Act or the Regulations made thereunder or the conditions subject to which the operating licence was granted; (c) the alteration or removal of any buildings or waste; or (d) that any activity on the land or sea be not carried on, or be carried on only to the extent specified in the notice. (4) The Authority may in the enforcement notice, order the immediate cessation of the offending activity if it is of the Aquaculture Development [CAP. 204:01 51 opinion that the circumstances giving rise to the notice are such as to warrant an order to that effect.