# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 16: Offence

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a person on whom a stop notice is served does not comply with it, 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/2020/971/schedule/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-16
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