Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
149Manner and form of notification
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149 Manner and form of notification
149 Manner and form of notification
(1) If the regulations prescribe the manner or form of notifying pollution incidents under section 148, the notification is to conform to the requirements of the regulations.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations—
(a) may require that verbal notification be followed by written notification, and
(b) may provide that notification to a designated person or authority is taken to be notification to the relevant person or authority under section 148.
s 149: Am 2011 No 63, Sch 2 [5].