Regulation 69 Penalties

England and Wales

(1)

A person who commits an offence under regulation 65 in connection with any of the following regulations—

(a)

regulation 21 (requirement to notify premises);

(b)

regulation 22 (prohibition on removal of waste from premises unless notified or exempt);

(c)

regulations 24 to 26 (notifications);

(d)

regulation 34 (consignment codes);

(e)

regulations 35 to F143 (consignment notes);

(f)

regulation 46 and Schedule 7 (cross-border consignments);

(g)

regulation 53 (consignee and self-disposal quarterly returns);

(h)

regulation 54 (consignee's return to the producer, holder or consignor); or

(i)

regulation 55 (duties to supply information),

is liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under regulation 65 or 68 in connection with any other requirement under these Regulations is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

Annotations

F1: Word in reg. 69(1)(e) substituted (29.3.2011) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/971), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 27