The provisions of s.160 Evironmental Protection Act 1990 were permissive and not mandatory. Service of an abatement notice pursuant to s.82 of the Act could be affected upon the company or its secretary at its registered office or upon its secretary or clerk at its principal office. The magistrates erred in finding that an abatement had not been properly served.

DC (Rose LJ, Rafferty J)

25/07/2000