# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.) (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 16: Amendments: transitional provision


In relation to any offence for which a variable monetary penalty has been imposed, or a notice of intent to impose a variable monetary penalty has been served, before these Regulations came into force—
(a) the Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 apply as if the amendments in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 had not been made;
(b) the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020 apply as if the amendments in paragraphs 2(c) and 7 of Schedule 3 had not been made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348248272/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-plastic-plates-etc-and-polystyrene-containers-etc-england-regulations-2023/regulation-16
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