Section 59ZB(8)

If it appears to an authority that controlled waste or extractive waste has been kept or disposed of in or on any land in the authority’s area in contravention of section 33(1) or regulation 12 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations, and that— the authority may remove the waste from the land, or take steps to eliminate or reduce the consequences of the keeping or disposal of the waste, or both. in order to remove or prevent pollution of land, water or air or harm to human health, it is necessary that the waste be forthwith removed, or that steps are taken to eliminate or reduce the consequences of the keeping or disposal, or both, there is no occupier of the land or the occupier cannot be found without the authority incurring unreasonable expense, or the occupier did not keep or dispose of, or knowingly cause or knowingly permit the keeping or disposal of, the waste,

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30