(7) Any money recovered by the Authority under this section is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund. (8) Any sum required by the Authority to refund a person under this section is to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund (which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly). (9) If any property of the Crown or resource of the S. 65A(9) amended by State is damaged or injured in the course of the No. 49/1991 commission of an offence against this Act or the s. 119(7) (Sch. 4 regulations, the Authority may make an item 7). application under section 86 of the Sentencing Act 1991 on behalf of the Crown. (10) This section applies to all proceedings where a charge was laid after the commencement of section 24 of the Environment Protection (Amendment) Act 1988. S. 66 66 Abatement of pollution by protection agency amended by No. 10092 (1) If any segment or element of the environment is s. 28(a)(b), polluted or an environmental hazard occurs, a substituted by No. 20/1988 protection agency may, and if directed by the s. 25. Authority must, conduct a clean up. (2) The Authority may specify the method to be used in the clean up. (3) The protection agency may— (a) recover the costs of a clean up from any person who caused or permitted the pollution or hazard; and (b) exercise any of the rights and powers given to the Authority by this Act with respect to the recovery of costs, resulting from pollution or an environmental hazard.
(7) Any money recovered by the Authority under this section is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund. (8) Any sum required by the Authority to refund a person under this section is to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund (which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly). S. 65A(9) amended by No. 49/1991 s. 119(7) (Sch. 4 item 7). (9) If any property of the Crown or resource of the State is damaged or injured in the course of the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations, the Authority may make an application under section 86 of the Sentencing Act 1991 on behalf of the Crown. (10) This section applies to all proceedings where a charge was laid after the commencement of section 24 of the Environment Protection (Amendment) Act 1988. S. 66 amended by No. 10092 s. 28(a)(b), substituted by No. 20/1988 s. 25. 66 Abatement of pollution by protection agency (1) If any segment or element of the environment is polluted or an environmental hazard occurs, a protection agency may, and if directed by the Authority must, conduct a clean up. (2) The Authority may specify the method to be used in the clean up. (3) The protection agency may— (a) recover the costs of a clean up from any person who caused or permitted the pollution or hazard; and (b) exercise any of the rights and powers given to the Authority by this Act with respect to the recovery of costs, resulting from pollution or an environmental hazard.
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