137Pollution incidents—notification—the Act, s 149

#### 137 Pollution incidents—notification—the Act, s 149 137 Pollution incidents—notification—the Act, s 149 > > (1) For the Act, section 149(1), a pollution incident that is required to be notified under the Act, section 148— > > > > > (a) must be notified verbally to each relevant authority, and > > > > > (b) must be followed by notification in writing within 7 days of the date on which the incident occurred. > > > (2) Notification of the EPA may be achieved by telephoning the EPA environment line. > > Note— > > The Act, section 150(2) provides that the information contained in a notification must be the information known when the notification occurs. If information becomes known between the immediate notification given verbally and the time when written notification is required to be given, the new information will be required to be notified immediately after it becomes known and to be included in the written notification.