Notice to clean up pollution

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Regulations, the Department may by notice in writing direct– (a) the owner, occupier, or agent of any premises upon or from which pollution has occurred or been permitted to occur; (b) the person who has caused or permitted the pollution to occur; (c) any person who appears to have abandoned or dumped any industrial waste or potentially hazardous substance; or (d) any person who is handling industrial waste or potentially hazardous substances in a manner which is likely to cause an environmental hazard, to take the clean-up measures as specified in the notice. (2) The Department may specify in the notice any condition, requirement, restriction, performance, standard or level that it thinks fit, including– (a) a condition or requirement that things specified in the notice are to be done to the satisfaction of the Department; and (b) a condition or requirement that things specified in the notice are to be done forthwith or by any day or date or within or over any period as specified in the notice; and 136 Environmental Protection (c) a condition or requirement that clean–up measures are to be carried in stages by any day or date within or over any period as specified in the notice; and (d) a condition or requirement that any measurement, recording, sample, report, plan, drawing, document, calculation, test, analysis, or thing be lodged with the Department or be approved by the Department before any clean–up measures or things specified in the notice are carried out.