# The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010, Paragraph 6: Offences


(1) Where a person on whom a notice is served does not comply with it within the time limit specified in the notice, the person is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In the application of this paragraph in relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to twelve months is to be read as a reference to six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111492512/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-civil-sanctions-england-order-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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