{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nature-restoration-levy-regulations-2026/regulation-36",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nature-restoration-levy-regulations-2026/regulation-36.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348284379",
  "legislation_title": "The Nature Restoration Levy Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nature-restoration-levy-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/36",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": "Surcharge for late payment",
  "text": "(1) Natural England may impose a surcharge where a liable person does not discharge their liability to pay an overdue relevant amount before the end of a period specified in paragraph (3).\n(2) But no surcharge may be imposed if the outstanding amount of the relevant amount is less than £1,000.\n(3) The specified periods are—\n(a) 30 days;\n(b) 6 months;\n(c) 12 months;\nbeginning with the due date for the relevant amount.\n(4) A separate surcharge may be imposed for late payment for each of the three periods specified in paragraph (3).\n(5) The amount of the surcharge (on each occasion) is the greater of—\n(a) 5% of the outstanding amount of the relevant amount, or\n(b) £300.\n(6) The surcharge is imposed—\n(a) on every liable person who is liable to pay the overdue relevant amount;\n(b) in respect of the relevant amount for the purpose of regulation 38(4).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348284379/regulation/36",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:37:12.733251+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}