# The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 S.I. 2026/816 · made 14 July 2026 These Regulations amend the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1050) and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43). Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 33ZA, Section 97A, Contents, Section 98) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2026/pdf/uksi_20260816_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2026/pdf/uksiem_20260816_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 14th July 2026 Laid before Parliament 15th July 2026 Coming into force 1st September 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33ZA (10A) and 97A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (and for section 97A, the Secretary of State is, for England, the appropriate person as defined in section 98(1A)(a) of that Act). ## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st September 2026. (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales. (3) These Regulations apply in relation to England. ## 2 Amendment of the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 (1) The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows. (2) For regulation 5 substitute— “Penalty range: litter, distribution of printed matter, graffiti and fly-posting: 1st April 2019 onwards 5 (1) The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a principal litter authority under section 88 (6A) (a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is not less than £65 and not more than £750. (2) The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a principal litter authority under paragraph 7 (4) (a) of Schedule 3A to that Act is not less than £65 and not more than £150. (3) The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a relevant local authority under section 43A (1) (a) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 is not less than £65 and not more than £500.”. ## 3 Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1) The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows. (2) In section 33ZA (9) (a), for “£1000” substitute “£5000”. ## Signature Emma Reynolds Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 14th July 2026 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1050) and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43). Regulation 2 substitutes regulation 5 of the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017 to increase, in relation to littering, the upper limit of the amount of a fixed penalty that may be specified by a principal litter authority from £500 to £750. Regulation 3 amends section 33ZA(9)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to increase the upper limit of the amount of a fixed penalty that may be specified for a waste deposit offence from £1000 to £5000. 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/816 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-offences-fixed-penalties-amendment-england-regulations-2026 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.