(a) noxious or poisonous; (b) harmful or potentially harmful to the health, welfare, safety or property of human beings; (c) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to animals, birds, wildlife, fish or other aquatic life; (d) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to plants or other vegetation; or (e) detrimental to any beneficial use made of those waters. S. 39(2) (2) Without in any way limiting the generality of amended by subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to have No. 20/1988 polluted waters in contravention of subsection (1) s. 7(c). if— (a) that person causes or permits to be placed in or on any waters or in a place where it may gain access to any waters any matter whether solid, liquid or gaseous which— (i) is prohibited by or under this Act; or (ii) does not comply with any standard prescribed for that matter; or (b) that person causes or permits the temperature of receiving waters to be raised or lowered by more than the prescribed limits. S. 39(3) (3) A person shall not cause or permit waste to be amended by placed or left in any position whereby it could No. 7/2001 s. 19. reasonably be expected to gain access to any waters in circumstances where if access was gained the waste would be likely to result in those waters being polluted.
(a) noxious or poisonous; (b) harmful or potentially harmful to the health, welfare, safety or property of human beings; (c) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to animals, birds, wildlife, fish or other aquatic life; (d) poisonous, harmful or potentially harmful to plants or other vegetation; or (e) detrimental to any beneficial use made of those waters. S. 39(2) amended by No. 20/1988 s. 7(c). (2) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to have polluted waters in contravention of subsection (1) if— (a) that person causes or permits to be placed in or on any waters or in a place where it may gain access to any waters any matter whether solid, liquid or gaseous which— (i) is prohibited by or under this Act; or (ii) does not comply with any standard prescribed for that matter; or (b) that person causes or permits the temperature of receiving waters to be raised or lowered by more than the prescribed limits. S. 39(3) amended by No. 7/2001 s. 19. (3) A person shall not cause or permit waste to be placed or left in any position whereby it could reasonably be expected to gain access to any waters in circumstances where if access was gained the waste would be likely to result in those waters being polluted.
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