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Finance Act 2008, Section 164 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

164EU emissions trading: criminal offencesU.K.

(1)Section 16 of FA 2007 (EU emissions trading: charges for allocations) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (4)(c), for “imposition and recovery of penalties” substitute “ creation of criminal offences, or for the imposition and recovery of civil penalties, ”.

(3)After subsection (6) insert—

(6A)Subsection (4)(c) does not permit the creation of a criminal offence with maximum penalties in excess of the maximum penalties which an instrument under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 may provide in respect of an offence created by such an instrument.

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