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Planning Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Enforcement functions of EPA

224: EPA may require information from local authority

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"The EPA can ask councils for information to help with incidents"

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The EPA can ask a local authority for information it needs to take action about an incident. You will know what incident the EPA is asking about because they must tell the local authority's chief executive in writing. The local authority must give the EPA the information as soon as they can, or within 10 working days.

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Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Enforcement: Enforcement functions of EPA

224EPA may require information from local authority

  1. The EPA may require a local authority to provide information that the EPA requires for taking an enforcement action in relation to an incident.

  2. The EPA must notify the chief executive of the local authority in writing and specify the incident for which information is required.

  3. A local authority must provide the required information to the EPA as soon as is reasonably practicable, but no later than 10 working days after the chief executive is notified.