12Directions to responsible persons about unattended property—the Act, s 28

12 Directions to responsible persons about unattended property—the Act, s 28

12 Directions to responsible persons about unattended property—the Act, s 28

(1) For the Act, section 28(5)(a), action may be required under a notice only if it is reasonable and proportionate.

(2) Without limiting the reasonable and proportionate action that may be required, a notice may require a person to do 1 or more of the following—

(a) repair a fence behind which, or an enclosure in which, an animal was kept, or ordinarily kept, immediately before becoming unattended,

(b) submit to the relevant authority a draft plan of management for the prevention of property, for which the person is a responsible person, becoming unattended again,

(c) comply with a plan of management approved by the authority, whether or not the plan is in the same terms as a draft plan submitted by the person in compliance with a requirement of a kind mentioned in paragraph (b).

(3) For the Act, section 28(5)(b), action required to be taken under a notice, other than action of a kind mentioned in subsection (2)(c), must be taken—

(a) if the notice specifies the minimum notice period—within the minimum notice period, or

(b) if the notice specifies a period longer than the minimum notice period—within the longer period, or

(c) if the notice specifies no period—within a reasonable period ending after the end of the minimum notice period.