Section 59(1)
EPA 1990
Environmental Protection Act 1990 · United Kingdom
If any controlled waste or extractive waste is deposited in or on any land in the area of a waste regulation authority or waste collection authority in contravention of section 33(1) above or regulation 12 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations, the authority may, by notice served on him, require the occupier to do either or both of the following, that is— to remove the waste from the land within a specified period not less than a period of twenty-one days beginning with the service of the notice; to take within such a period specified steps with a view to eliminating or reducing the consequences of the deposit of the waste.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30