# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Regulation 39: Penalties and enforcement undertakings


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person guilty of an offence under regulation 38(1), (2) or (3) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.
(2) A person guilty of offence under regulation 38(1), (2) or (3) in respect of a flood risk activity is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(3) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) have effect as if for “12 months” there were substituted “6 months”.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 38(4) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.
(5) An establishment or undertaking guilty of an offence under regulation 38(5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(6) Schedule 26 (enforcement undertakings) has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/regulation-39
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