Twenty-seven convictions were recorded in March 2022 for breaches of legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
One of the convictions was under the Noise Control Ordinance, 23 were under the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation, two were under the Waste Disposal Ordinance and one was under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance.
A company was fined $7,000, which was the heaviest fine in March, for discharging waste/polluting matter into a water control zone.
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