(1) An authorized person may, by a written notice served on ¾

(a) the owner of material containing asbestos; or

(b) the owner or occupier of premises on which material containing asbestos is present; or

(c) a person handling material containing asbestos,

direct that person to maintain, repair, remove, move, dispose of, or handle the material containing asbestos in such manner and within such time as is specified in the direction.

(2) The power conferred by subregulation (1) to direct a person to maintain, repair, remove, move, dispose of, or handle material containing asbestos includes power to direct that person to do any two or more of those things in combination.

(3) A person who is served with a notice under subregulation (1) may, within 28 days of the service of the notice, appeal in writing against the notice to the Executive Director, Public Health who may uphold, revoke, or amend the notice.

(4) A person who fails to comply with a direction in a notice under subregulation (1) commits an offence.