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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
124Operation of plant (other than domestic plant)
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124 Operation of plant (other than domestic plant)
124 Operation of plant (other than domestic plant)
The occupier of any premises who operates any plant in or on those premises in such a manner as to cause air pollution from those premises is guilty of an offence if the air pollution so caused, or any part of the air pollution so caused, is caused by the occupier’s failure—
(a) to maintain the plant in an efficient condition, or
(b) to operate the plant in a proper and efficient manner.