# The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 5: Third party undertakings


(1) A person on whom a notice of intent is served may offer an undertaking as to action to be taken by that person (including payment of a sum of money) to benefit any third party affected by non-compliance or the offence (“a third party undertaking”).
(2) The Secretary of State may accept or reject such a third party undertaking.
(3) The Secretary of State must take into account any third party undertaking that is accepted in its decision whether or not to serve a final notice and, if a notice is served imposing a variable monetary penalty, the amount of the penalty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/821/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nagoya-protocol-compliance-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-5
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