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Common offences

Pollution offences

To Cause

• No need to prove that the defendant committed the offence
with knowledge, the fact that he did it is sufficient knowledge

• Defendant does not need to be negligent in any way

To knowingly permit

• Meaning a failure to prevent pollution, where the defendant
had knowledge of the pollution

Permitting Offences

• Make a discharge into the environment within out a permit being in place

• Contravene a permit or its conditions

• Make false entries in a register

• Falsify documents, etc

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