Mr Robert Shields (54) of Greencastle Street, Kilkeel was today fined £200 (plus £19 court costs) at Newry Magistrates' Court for carrying scrap metal without a registered waste carriers licence.
Mr Shields was stopped by PSNI officers in March 2012 and was discovered to be carrying a range of scrap metals (including boilers, sinks, radiators and piping) without the appropriate licence.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) took Mr Shields to court under Article 38 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997.
Notes to editors:
1 The charge was under Article 38 of the The Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997, i.e: If any person who is not a registered carrier of controlled waste, in the course of any business of his or otherwise with a view to profit, transports any controlled waste to or from any place in Northern Ireland, he shall be guilty of an offence.
2 For media enquiries contact the DOE Press Office.028 9025 6057 or out of office hours call the EIS Duty Press Officer on 07699 715440 and your call will be returned.
Mr Shields was stopped by PSNI officers in March 2012 and was discovered to be carrying a range of scrap metals (including boilers, sinks, radiators and piping) without the appropriate licence.
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) took Mr Shields to court under Article 38 of the Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997.
Notes to editors:
1 The charge was under Article 38 of the The Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997, i.e: If any person who is not a registered carrier of controlled waste, in the course of any business of his or otherwise with a view to profit, transports any controlled waste to or from any place in Northern Ireland, he shall be guilty of an offence.
2 For media enquiries contact the DOE Press Office.028 9025 6057 or out of office hours call the EIS Duty Press Officer on 07699 715440 and your call will be returned.
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