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Failure to comply with the duty of care is an offence with no upper limit on the courts' power to fine. In some instances a fixed penalty notice may be issued for failure to comply with the duty of care in place of prosecution. The Code is admissible as evidence in legal proceedings for Section 34(1) offences and its rules must be taken into account where relevant to questions raised in the case<ref name="DOC" />. | Failure to comply with the duty of care is an offence with no upper limit on the courts' power to fine. In some instances a fixed penalty notice may be issued for failure to comply with the duty of care in place of prosecution. The Code is admissible as evidence in legal proceedings for Section 34(1) offences and its rules must be taken into account where relevant to questions raised in the case<ref name="DOC" />. | ||
The occupiers of domestic property disposing of household waste from that property are exempted from the section 34(1) duty of care by and have a separate duty of care for the disposal of that waste under Section 34(2A)<ref name="DOC" />. | |||
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