{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conflict-minerals-compliance-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conflict-minerals-compliance-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1664",
  "legislation_title": "The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conflict-minerals-compliance-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Imposition of civil sanctions",
  "text": "(1) Civil sanctions may be imposed upon a Union importer if, when a power is exercised under regulations 8, 10 or 11, that Union importer—\n(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a notice under regulation 8(1) or 10(1);\n(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to provide the Secretary of State with any other information or assistance that the Secretary of State may reasonably require;\n(c) without reasonable excuse fails to produce a document or record when reasonably required to do so by the Secretary of State;\n(d) knowingly or recklessly provides false or misleading information to the Secretary of State;\n(e) knowingly or recklessly makes a statement that is false or misleading in a material respect;\n(f) intentionally obstructs, including by preventing entry without reasonable excuse, the Secretary of State; or\n(g) otherwise fails to cooperate with the Secretary of State without reasonable excuse.\n(2) In paragraph (1), “the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State or an inspector authorised under regulation 9 to exercise the powers under regulations 10 and 11.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 15 renumbered as reg. 15(1) (8.3.2021) by The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/145), regs. 1(1), 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 15(2) inserted (8.3.2021) by The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/145), regs. 1(1), 6(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 15 in force at 1.1.2021, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1664/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:18:56.409768+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."
}