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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-england-regulations-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348282726",
  "legislation_title": "The Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
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  "number": "9",
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  "text": "(1) A variable monetary penalty may not be imposed on a person on more than one occasion in relation to the same act or omission, unless the act or omission is a continuing act or omission.\n(2) Before imposing a variable monetary penalty or serving a notice of intent in relation to any contravention, the Agency may require the person to provide such information as is reasonable to establish any benefit (financial or otherwise) arising as a result of the contravention.\n(3) In determining the amount of a variable monetary penalty, the Agency must take into consideration (but is not limited to) the following factors—\n(a) environmental impact or potential impact of contravention;\n(b) benefit arising as a result of the contravention;\n(c) culpability;\n(d) previous history of non-compliance.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:37:30.463351+00:00"
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  "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."
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