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£2,500 penalty and 12-month Community Order for fly tipping hazardous waste (4 April 2016)

Date: 04/04/2016
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, £2,500 penalty and 12-month Community Order for fly tipping hazardous waste

Cambridge City Council has prosecuted a local man for fly tipping hazardous waste on the public highway.

Parvez Khan of Darwin Drive in Cambridge was prosecuted after a council public realm enforcement officer responded to a report that a number of fridges and freezers had been dumped on the grass verge at St Thomas’s Road in the city.

Investigations were carried out and – with the assistance of members of the public – the officer was able to track down khan.

At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court, Khan pleaded guilty to criminal offences under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Section 1 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.

Khan was ordered to complete a Community Order for 12 months, comprising 100 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay a fine of £1,000, plus costs of £1,467.90 – and a victim surcharge of £60.

After the hearing, Cambridge Council’s Executive Councillor for Environment and Waste, Councillor Peter Roberts, said:

“Fly-tipping is a crime that we take very seriously – particularly incidents of hazardous waste or blatant disregard for the environment.

“This sentence is reflective of the high level of work that the council’s enforcement and legal teams do – and we are very pleased that the court has imposed a sentence that reflects the seriousness and recklessness of this offence.”

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Duncan Lewis criminal solicitors can advise companies and individuals at any stage of a charge involving environmental offences, including advising during an investigation and before charges are brought on allegations of fly tipping, failing to manage hazardous waste and waste carrier offences.

There are Duncan Lewis offices nationwide and our environmental crime lawyers can attend interviews with investigating authorities, as well as negotiating with the Environment Agency and local authorities.

For expert legal advice on environmental offences, call Duncan Lewis criminal solicitors on 0333 772 0409.

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