46Landowner to notify Secretary of compliance with notice

46 Landowner to notify Secretary of compliance with notice

(1) A land owner served with a land management notice must give a notice in writing, in accordance with subsection (2), to the Secretary advising the Secretary as to whether or not the land owner has taken measures to comply with the notice and—

(a) in the case of a land owner who has taken any such measures, give in the notice, the prescribed particulars as to the measures that the land owner has taken; or

(b) in the case of a land owner who has not taken any such measures, give in the notice, the reason why the land owner has not done so.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must be given to the Secretary no later than 7 days after the time for compliance with the land management notice that is set out, under section 38(2), in the land management notice.