The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Regulations 2023

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Title, commencement and interpretation

    2. 2.Regulator

  3. PART 2 Civil sanctions, notices and undertakings

    1. 3.Civil sanctions, notices and undertakings

    2. 4.Scope

    3. 5.Combination of sanctions

  4. PART 3 Non-compliance and enforcement

    1. 6.Recovery of payments

    2. 7.Non-compliance penalties

    3. 8.Enforcement cost recovery notices

  5. PART 4 Administration

    1. 9.Withdrawing or amending a notice

    2. 10.Appeals

    3. 11.Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

    4. 12.Additional guidance

    5. 13.Consultation on guidance

    6. 14.Publication of enforcement action

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Fixed monetary penalties

      1. 1.Power to impose a fixed monetary penalty

      2. 2.Notice of intent

      3. 3.Discharge of liability

      4. 4.Making representations and objections

      5. 5.Service of final notice

      6. 6.Contents of final notice

      7. 7.Discount for early payment

      8. 8.Grounds of appeal

      9. 9.Non-payment after 56 days

      10. 10.Criminal proceedings

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Variable monetary penalties, compliance notices and third party undertakings

      1. 1.Imposition of a variable monetary penalty or compliance notice

      2. 2.Notice of intent

      3. 3.Making representations and objections

      4. 4.Third party undertakings

      5. 5.Final notice

      6. 6.Contents of final notice – variable monetary penalty

      7. 7.Contents of final notice - compliance notice

      8. 8.Appeals against a final notice

      9. 9.Criminal proceedings

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Stop notices

      1. 1.Stop notices

      2. 2.Contents of a stop notice

      3. 3.Appeals

      4. 4.Completion certificates

      5. 5.Compensation

      6. 6.Offences

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Enforcement undertakings

      1. 1.Enforcement undertakings

      2. 2.Form and content of an enforcement undertaking

      3. 3.Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking

      4. 4.General provisions on enforcement undertakings

      5. 5.Discharge of an enforcement undertaking

      6. 6.Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

      7. 7.Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking

  8. Explanatory Note