Pollution of land generally

(1) A person shall not pollute land so that the condition of the land is so changed as to make or be reasonably expected to make the land or the produce of the land– (a) noxious or poisonous; (b) harmful or potentially harmful to the health or welfare of human beings; (c) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to animals, birds or wildlife; (d) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to plants or vegetation; (e) obnoxious or unduly offensive to the senses of human beings; or (f) detrimental to any beneficial use made of the land. (2) Without in any way limiting the generality of subregulation (1) a person shall be deemed to have polluted land in contravention of that subregulation if112 Environmental Protection (a) that person causes or permits to be placed in or on any land or in any place where it may gain access to any land any matter whether solid, liquid or gaseous which– (i) is prohibited by or under these Regulations; or (ii) does not comply with any standard prescribed for that matter; or (b) that person establishes on any land– (i) a refuse dump; (ii) a garbage tip; (iii) a soil and rock disposal site; (iv) any other site for the disposal of or as a repository for solid or liquid waste, without the written permission of the Department. (3) A person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars.