# The Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021, Paragraph 10: Civil penalties


(1) Where a person does not comply with a compliance notice served under paragraph 9, the enforcement authority may require that person to pay a civil penalty.
(2) Where the enforcement authority considers that there has been a breach of—
(a) regulation 4; or
(b) paragraph 8 of this Schedule 2,
the enforcement authority may require the person in breach to pay a civil penalty.
(3) The enforcement authority may not require a person to pay a civil penalty pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) or (2) if the authority is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that there was a reasonable excuse for the non-compliance or the breach.
(4) The enforcement authority may require a person to pay a civil penalty pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) without first serving a compliance notice under paragraph 9 if it considers it appropriate to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348228434/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electric-vehicles-smart-charge-points-regulations-2021/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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