Employment Law Update (August 2008)

SEPA fines man for storing waste

A businessman in Fife was fined £2,750 for storing waste without a waste management licence. The Defendant had come before the same court on a previous, similar charge regarding the failure to comply with a notice ordering him to remove waste from his site near Saline. Further visits by SEPA officials showed no improvements on the situation.

A SEPA investigating officer said: "SEPA officers had been trying to work with the defendant in the months leading up to the issuing of the notice. SEPA always tries to work with business and industry to protect the environment but will take steps against those who refuse to do so. This case would have been avoided if the defendant had removed the waste within the required timescales."