Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022

Application to Court

101. Subject to section 100 , where a person to whom a compliance notice is given fails to comply with the compliance notice by the specified date, the local authority or the Agency, may, on notice to the person, apply in a summary manner to the Circuit Court for an order requiring the person to comply with the compliance notice (or to take such varied or other measures for the like purpose) and the Circuit Court—

(a) may—

(i) make the order sought, or

(ii) make the order sought subject to such variations as may be specified in the order, or make the order sought subject to such other measures for the like purpose as may be specified in the order,

or

(b) may dismiss the application,

and, whether paragraph (a) or (b) is applicable, may make such order as to costs as it thinks fit in respect of the application.