Article 96 Waiver and modification of civil penalties

(1)

Where the administrator considers appropriate, the administrator may—

(a)

waive a penalty;

(b)

allow additional time to pay a financial penalty;

(c)

impose a lower financial penalty than the amount provided for in articles 97 to 106 or substitute such a lower financial penalty where one has already been imposed; or

(d)

modify the application of a publication or a block.

(2)

Where at any time before a financial penalty is due to be paid the administrator ceases to be satisfied that the person is liable for that penalty, the administrator may serve a further notice on that person to—

(a)

withdraw the penalty notice; or

(b)

modify the penalty notice by substituting a lower penalty.

(3)

Before exercising a power in this article, the administrator must consult the relevant national authorities^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See section 47 of the Climate Change Act 2008 for the meaning of “relevant national authorities”.