S.L. 465.3 Art. 18Closure of premises. Enforcement notice. Failure to comply with the enforcement notice.

(1) In the event that the responsible person fails to follow the instructions referred to in the preceding regulations, or the Superintendent considers that the risk of infection with legionella from that particular premises is significant, he may order that the premises, part of the premises or any water related system, be immediately closed until the risk of infection is controlled.

(2) The Superintendent shall issue an enforcement notice to the responsible person and shall be in the form specified in Schedule 6, or in any other modified form as the Superintendent may deem appropriate in the particular circumstances.

(3) Once the premises, part of the premises or any water related system has been closed by an enforcement notice issued by the Superintendent, the same enforcement notice may be lifted only after it is confirmed by the Superintendent that the risk of infection has been controlled.

(4) Any person who fails to comply with the enforcement notice issued under sub-regulation (2) shall be guilty of an offence under the Act.