The first warning related to unauthorised disposals of radioactively contaminated effluent in March.

In February, the trustees dismissed the director, Dr Gareth Griffiths, accusing him of abusing his position and allowing the unauthorised disposal of items from the museum.

A dispute has broken out between the trustees of an award-winning Bristol museum and a fired former director they accuse of the unauthorised disposal of up to 150 exhibits.

The Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 1976 outlawed the keeping of lions, tigers, cheetahs and the rest as pets, and this may have led to some unauthorised disposals.

On 16 March 2011, the Museums Association announced that the Director of the museum, Gareth Griffiths, had been dismissed pending a police investigation into the unauthorised disposal of museum objects.

"Gareth Griffiths has been dismissed as director for the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum for abuse of his position as director and unauthorised disposal of museum objects," Neil Cossons, chairman of the BECM trustees, told Museums Journal.

The violations included the unauthorized disposal of liquid waste into more than 200 injection wells.

Islamic law forbade its ripping, burning or otherwise unauthorized disposal.

British Nuclear Fuels has been find £7,500 plus costs after admitting the unauthorized disposal of radioactive waste.

State regulators have also accused the Pomona cemetery of unauthorized disposal of excess ashes.

However, consent in writing to the forfeiture and disposal or destruction of the products must always be obtained by the inspector to avoid any lawsuits for unauthorized disposal.

The Redner brothers were both charged with unlawful release of hazardous wastes and unauthorized disposal of hazardous wastes, Mr. Fava said.

While urging an end to such unauthorized disposal, the WHO’s Ben Embarek said fish, animals and plant life were most at risk, not people, because the river would dilute the melamine.

Under the agreement with the attorney general's office, Philip Metals pleaded guilty to unauthorized disposal of lead-contaminated hazardous waste, a misdemeanor that carries a fine of up to $25,000 for each violation.

A report by the Madhya Pradesh Local Fund Audit office for 2007-08 found several financial and administrative irregularities in MPPEB, including unauthorized disposal of application forms.

Flynn contacted the National Archives and Records Administration, which sent a letter to the SEC saying it appeared there had been “an unauthorized disposal of federal records,” Aguirre wrote.

The National Archives wrote to the S.E.C. last year, saying that it “appears that there has been an unauthorized disposal of federal records,” and asked for further information, according to Mr. Flynn’s chronology.