An Irvinestown garage owner was fined £500 plus £19 court costs today for breaches of waste management legislation.
Frankie Goan (56) of Moynaghan North, Irvinestown was fined at Enniskillen Magistrates’ court.
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) officers investigated his site at this address in December 2007 and found a substantial quantity of controlled wastes, mostly in the form of end of life vehicles and parts of end of life vehicles. Evidence of burning of waste was also noted and parts of the site were contaminated with oil. The site did not have a licence to operate as an authorised treatment facility for end of life vehicles. The owner was unable to produce waste transfer notes for the legal removal of oil, tyres or batteries.
Mr Goan pleaded guilty to one waste charge under The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
Notes to Editors
- The fine came under Article 4 (1) b and Article 4 (6) of The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
- The charges related to: the treating, keeping and disposal of controlled waste, or knowingly causing or knowingly permitting controlled waste to be treated, kept or disposed of in or on any land except under and in accordance with a waste management licence.
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