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The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018 No. 800

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Penalties may only be imposed in respect of acts or omissions occurring on or after 1 November 2018

  3. PART 2

    1. 4.Fixed monetary penalties: power to impose

    2. 5.Fixed monetary penalties: duty to serve notice of intent

    3. 6.Fixed monetary penalties: content of notice of intent

    4. 7.Fixed monetary penalties: decision to impose

    5. 8.Fixed monetary penalties: content of final notice

    6. 9.Fixed monetary penalties: appeals

    7. 10.Fixed monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and convictions

  4. PART 3

    1. 11.Variable monetary penalties: power to impose

    2. 12.Variable monetary penalties: duty to serve notice of intent

    3. 13.Variable monetary penalties: content of notice of intent

    4. 14.Variable monetary penalties: decision to impose and to accept or reject undertaking

    5. 15.Variable monetary penalties: content of final notice

    6. 16.Variable monetary penalties: appeals

    7. 17.Variable monetary penalties: criminal proceedings and convictions

    8. 18.Non-compliance penalties: power to impose where undertaking not complied with

    9. 19.Non-compliance penalties: appeals

  5. PART 4

    1. 20.Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

    2. 21.Publication of enforcement action

    3. 22.Service, etc. of notices

    4. 23.Recovery of payments

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Offences

      1. 1.The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention)...

      2. 2.The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002. (1) Provision of the above...

      3. 3.The Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002. (1) Provision...

      4. 4.The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations...

      5. 5.The Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013....

  8. Explanatory Note

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