Article 21 Offence of failure to comply with a notice
England and Wales
(1)
A person who fails to comply with a temporary stop notice, enforcement notice or stop notice is guilty of an offence, and is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine F1..., or
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2)
In determining the amount of the fine, the court must have regard in particular to any financial benefit which has accrued, or has appeared to accrue, to the person convicted in consequence of the offence.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 21 omitted (5.2.2020) by virtue of The Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/120), arts. 1(2), 2