UK Offence Report

The Control of Asbestos in Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1995 No. 93 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
15 March 1995
In force from
1 May 1995
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Alcohol licensing, gambling, smoke-free and public health
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations implement the requirements of Council Directive 87/217/EEC (“the Directive”) on the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution by asbestos, in relation to asbestos emissions into the aquatic environment. Regulation 3 requires the Department of the Environment to take, in accordance with the Directive, the measures necessary to reduce at source and prevent, as far as is reasonably practicable, discharges of asbestos into the aquatic environment. Regulation 4 provides that a person shall not without the written consent of the Department make a discharge of asbestos into the aquatic environment and that any such consent shall specify emission standards, conditions and limits in accordance with Article 5 of the Directive. Regulation 5 provides that a person who contravenes regulation 4(1) or fails to comply with any condition or requirement specified in a consent granted under regulation 4(1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000). On conviction on indictment the prescribed penalty is an unlimited fine or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both. Copies of the Directive and of extracts from the Official Journal of the European Communities may be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.

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