{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-agreements-administration-regulations-2012/regulation-16B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-agreements-administration-regulations-2012/regulation-16B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1976",
  "legislation_title": "The Climate Change Agreements (Administration) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-agreements-administration-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/16B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16B",
  "heading": "Withdrawal, reduction or extension of time for payment of a financial penalty",
  "text": "(1) On or before the date by which a penalty must be paid, as specified in a notice under regulation 16, if the administrator considers it appropriate, the administrator may decide to—\n(a) withdraw the penalty;\n(b) reduce the penalty;\n(c) allow an extension of time for payment of the penalty.\n(2) If under paragraph (1)—\n(a) the administrator decides to withdraw a financial penalty, the administrator must—\n(i) serve a notice on the operator stating that the penalty is withdrawn; and\n(ii) where information in respect of the penalty is published under regulation 16A, publish information showing that the penalty is withdrawn;\n(b) the administrator decides to reduce a financial penalty, the administrator must—\n(i) serve a notice on the operator modifying the notice served under regulation 16 in respect of the penalty; and\n(ii) where information in respect of the penalty is published under regulation 16A, publish information showing the reduced amount of the penalty;\n(c) the administrator decides to allow an extension of time for payment of a financial penalty, the administrator must serve a notice on the operator modifying the notice served under regulation 16 in respect of the penalty.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 16A, 16B inserted (31.12.2023) by The Climate Change Agreements (Administration and Eligible Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1226), regs. 1(2), 2(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1976/regulation/16B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:23:45.300644+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}