Investigation of offences

(1) Any person who has information that an offence has been committed under this Act or any regulations made thereunder may report the facts to the Department for (2) The Department shall investigate every report made under sub-section (1), and where there is sufficient evidence that an offence has been committed, the Department may institute legal proceedings or report the matter to the Police, as may be appropriate. (3) In the event of a conviction, the court may award any amount not exceeding one-quarter of the fine imposed for an environmental offence to the person who supplied such information that led to the conviction of the offender.