SEPA | Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a £1,000 civil penalty to a man who forged a waste transfer notice.
Calum Morton was found to have falsely claimed to be a registered waste carrier and provided misleading details about waste disposal in May 2023. Witnesses and SEPA records confirmed he neither deposited nor paid for the waste.
Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, making false or misleading statements is an offence; SEPA can issue Fixed Monetary Penalties for administrative breaches causing minimal environmental harm.
