# The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Regulation 2 substitutes regulation 5 of the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 to increase the upper limit of fixed penalty notices for littering, graffiti and fly-posting offences from £150 to £500.
Regulation 3 amends the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to increase the upper limit of fixed penalty notices for unauthorised deposit of controlled waste and household waste duty of care offences, from £400 to £1000 and £600 respectively.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/770/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2023/note
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