# The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017, Paragraph 16: Offence

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a person on whom a stop notice is served does not comply with it within the time limit specified in the notice, the person is guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or both; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before 2nd May 2022, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court is to be read as a reference to six months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1312/schedule/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-microbeads-england-regulations-2017/schedule/paragraph-16
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