{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017/regulation-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017/regulation-42.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1200",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-mercury-enforcement-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/42",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Limitation of regulation 41 offences in England and Wales only",
  "text": "(1) Proceedings against a person for an offence under regulation 41(1) must not be started if—\n(a) a civil penalty notice has been given to the person under regulation 10(3) for the failure, and\n(b) the civil penalty notice has not been withdrawn.\n(2) Proceedings against a person for an offence under regulation 41(2) or (3) must not be started if—\n(a) a civil penalty notice has been given to the person under regulation 10(4) for the failure, and\n(b) the civil penalty notice has not been withdrawn.\n(3) Proceedings against a person for an offence under regulation 41(1) or (2) must not be started if civil proceedings have been started against the person under regulation 18 in respect of the failure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1200/regulation/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:05:24.577422+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."
}