Regulation 70 Providing false or misleading informationF1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person (“P”) is liable to the civil penalty in paragraph (2) where P provides false or misleading information, or makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, where the statement is made or the information is provided—

(a)

~~in any application made under these Regulations, or in response to a notice served under paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 3;~~

F2(b)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(c)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(d)

~~in response to a notice served under regulation 45(2);~~

(e)

~~pursuant to a requirement mentioned in regulation 80(2) or (4);~~

(f)

~~in purported compliance with the conditions of a permit~~ F3~~...;~~ F4~~...~~

F5(g)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(h)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(2)

~~The civil penalty is~~ ~~F6£50,000~~.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked in so far as they continue to apply in relation to the UK Registry (1.5.2021) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Kyoto Protocol Registry) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/511), regs. 1, 12
F2: Reg. 70(1)(b)(c) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1369), regs. 1(2), 24(a)(i) (with reg. 46)
F3: Words in reg. 70(1)(f) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1369), regs. 1(2), 24(a)(ii) (with reg. 46)
F4: Word in reg. 70(1)(f) omitted (4.12.2015) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1849), regs. 1(1), 8(2)
F5: Reg. 70(1)(g)(h) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1369), regs. 1(2), 24(a)(iii) (with reg. 46)
F6: Sum in reg. 70(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1369), regs. 1(2), 24(b) (with reg. 46)