Regulation 118 Further offencesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person who provides any information to the appropriate agency in connection with that agency’s functions under these Regulations, or who provides to a scheme operator any information referred to in regulation 45(1), commits an offence if—

(a)

the information is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(b)

the person provides the information knowing it to be false or misleading, or being reckless as to whether it is false or misleading.

(2)

It is an offence for a person to fail without reasonable excuse—

(a)

to comply with any requirement imposed in a notice under regulation 110(1); or

(b)

to give an officer of an appropriate agency any assistance or information which that officer reasonably requires in the exercise of their powers under regulation 112.

(3)

It is an offence for a person intentionally to delay or obstruct a person authorised by the appropriate agency—

(a)

in carrying out monitoring under regulation 109; or

(b)

in the exercise of their powers under regulation 112.

(4)

Where in accordance with Schedule 9 there is a group registration, the holding company commits an offence if it does not comply with an obligation referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) or (2)(a) or (b) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 9.

F1(4A)

It is an offence in Scotland for—

(a)

a licensor to which Part 1 of Schedule 10 applies to fail to—

(i)

collect and keep data as required by paragraph 5 of Schedule 10; or

(ii)

report data as required by paragraph 6 of Schedule 10;

(b)

a pub operating business to which Part 2 of Schedule 10 applies to fail to—

(i)

collect and keep data as required by paragraph 12 of Schedule 10; or

(ii)

report data as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 10.

(5)

A person commits an offence if that person fails to comply with a compliance notice imposed, or an enforcement undertaking given and accepted, under regulation 121.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 118(4A) inserted (1.1.2026) by The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1369), regs. 1(2), 10(2) (with Sch. 4)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 118 in force at 1.1.2025, see reg. 1(2)