Section 23(7)

In considering its enforcement policy the OEP must have regard to the particular importance of prioritising cases that it considers have or may have national implications, and the importance of prioritising cases— that relate to ongoing or recurrent conduct, that relate to conduct that the OEP considers may cause (or has caused) serious damage to the natural environment or to human health, or that the OEP considers may raise a point of environmental law or Northern Ireland environmental law of general public importance.

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