# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012, Regulation 53: Failure to comply with a condition of a permit

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An operator is liable to the civil penalties in paragraph (3) where the operator fails to comply (or comply on time) with a condition of a permit included pursuant to—
(a) paragraph 2(1)(e)(ii) or (iv) of Schedule 4 ...;
(b) paragraph 3(1)(g), (h) or (i) of Schedule 5; or
(c) regulation 10 of the 2005 Regulations, other than regulation 10(3) and (4) (or such a condition as modified by virtue of regulation 88 of these Regulations).
(2) However, an operator is not liable to those civil penalties where the failure to comply gives rise to a penalty under regulation 57.
(3) The civil penalties are—
(a) £20,000; and
(b) £500 for each day that the operator fails to comply with the condition following service of a penalty notice, up to a maximum of £45,000.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3038/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-regulations-2012/regulation-53
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