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.