Illegal roadworks have taken place on Comino, a protected island due to its ecological importance. The Commissioner of Land has been slapped with an enforcement notice from the planning authority but the actual culprit remains unknown.

The breach involved the levelling of a 'road' that leads to the Blue Lagoon with concrete and the dumping of construction material which spills onto the garigue.

The enforcement notice was served on Land Commissioner Albert Mamo because the illegalities occurred on government land.

“When Mepa does not know who the contravener is, the enforcement notice is issued on the Commissioner of Land. When Mepa learns who the contravener is then the enforcement notice is used on both the contravener and the Commissioner of Land,” a spokesman for the planning authority said. The enforcement notice states that no permission was sought from Mepa, which is the managing authority for the Natura 2000 site.

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