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Natural Environment Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Enforcement orders

262: Right to be heard

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"Your say in the Environment Court"

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If you apply for an enforcement order, the Environment Court must hear you. The Court must also hear anyone the order is against, if they want to be heard. They must tell the Registrar within 15 working days that they want to be heard, except in cases covered by section 264.

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Part 6Enforcement and other matters
Enforcement: Enforcement orders

262Right to be heard

  1. Except as provided in section 264 (which relates to interim enforcement orders), before deciding an application for an enforcement order, the Environment Court must—

  2. hear the applicant; and
    1. hear any person against whom the order is sought who wishes to be heard, but only if that person notifies the Registrar that they wish to be heard within 15 working days after the date on which they were notified of the application.