# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024, Paragraph 18: Offence

Extent: E+W

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 not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, 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 not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1324/schedule/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-wales-regulations-2024/schedule/paragraph-18
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