Regulation 4 Offences and penaltiesI1
Northern Ireland
F1(1)
A person who—
(a)
supplies, offers to supply or has in their possession for supply, a single-use vape; or
(b)
fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction under regulation 8(1),
is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine limited to the statutory maximum; or
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine or both.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 4(1) substituted (29.7.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/126), regs. 1, 3(a)