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20/11/2015
Ballynahinch Man Jailed For Illegal Waste Offences
A 34-year-old Ballynahinch man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after being found guilty of illegal waste offences.
John Paul Branniff, of Carnreagh Road, Ballynahinch, will serve half his sentence licence.
Mr Branniff had previously been made the subject of a £108,350 confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for depositing and keeping waste on his land, in contravention of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
No waste management licence existed for this site, on which investigating officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) found around 2,000 tonnes of mixed waste.
The waste included construction and demolition wastes, plastics, timber, metals, carpet and textiles. A substantial amount of waste burning is also believed to have taken place on the site.
Mr Branniff was ordered to pay the confiscation order within three months, or else face a further two years' imprisonment.
An NIEA spokesman said: "Today's court result underlines the seriousness of waste offending. We hope that it also represents both a suitable deterrent to anyone who may be contemplating such activity and a demonstration to the public of our intention to actively pursue anyone who seeks to profit from the destruction of our environment."
(MH)
John Paul Branniff, of Carnreagh Road, Ballynahinch, will serve half his sentence licence.
Mr Branniff had previously been made the subject of a £108,350 confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for depositing and keeping waste on his land, in contravention of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
No waste management licence existed for this site, on which investigating officers from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) found around 2,000 tonnes of mixed waste.
The waste included construction and demolition wastes, plastics, timber, metals, carpet and textiles. A substantial amount of waste burning is also believed to have taken place on the site.
Mr Branniff was ordered to pay the confiscation order within three months, or else face a further two years' imprisonment.
An NIEA spokesman said: "Today's court result underlines the seriousness of waste offending. We hope that it also represents both a suitable deterrent to anyone who may be contemplating such activity and a demonstration to the public of our intention to actively pursue anyone who seeks to profit from the destruction of our environment."
(MH)
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