Effect of declaration

(1) After the coming into force of an Order made under section 70, no person or public authority shall discharge any waste in a water quality control area, or discharge a controlled waste or a controlled class of wastes or construct works therefore except in accordance with a permit for the purpose granted to him by the Minister under this Part. (2) Any person or public authority who discharges waste in contravention of the provisions of this Part commits an offence under this Act and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of up to five thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment for twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment. (3) For the purposes of this section, “public authority” includes the licensee. 79