Part 3Other provisions
Chapter 1Sustainability certificates
Enforcement
285Penalty charge notices
1
An authorised officer of an enforcement authority may give a penalty charge notice to a person if the officer believes that the person has committed a breach of—
a
any duty imposed by virtue of section 279, or
b
any duty under section 284.
2
A penalty charge notice may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day (or, in the case of a continuing breach, the last day) on which the breach of duty was committed.
3
Schedule 10 (which makes further provision about penalty charge notices) has effect.