Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 6 inserted (31.1.2014) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme and National Emissions Inventory (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3135), regs. 1, 12
13A. In this Part, “the regulator” means—
(a)the Secretary of State; or
(b)in the case of an application made under regulation 5 that has not been referred to the Secretary of State under regulation 8A(2), the Environment Agency.]
Textual Amendments
14.—(1) Subject to regulation 15, where the [F3regulator] is satisfied that a person (“P”) is liable to a civil penalty under this Part the [F3regulator] must, serve a notice on P (a “penalty notice”).
(2) The penalty notice must specify—
(a)the regulation under which that liability arises;
(b)the amount of the civil penalty due;
(c)whether or not P may be liable to a civil penalty in accordance with regulation 16(2)(b) (an “additional daily penalty”); and
(d)if P will not be liable to an additional daily penalty, the date by which the penalty for which P is liable must be paid.
(3) Subject to regulation 15, where the [F3regulator] is satisfied that P is liable to an additional daily penalty the [F3regulator] must, when the amount of that additional daily penalty can be determined, serve a notice on P (an “additional penalty notice”) specifying—
(a)the total amount of the civil penalties due; and
(b)the date by which that amount must be paid.
(4) A civil penalty imposed by a penalty notice or an additional penalty notice must be paid to the [F3regulator] by the date specified in the notice.
(5) Any such civil penalty is recoverable by the [F3regulator] as a civil debt.
[F4(6) If the regulator is the Environment Agency it must, as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a)notify the Secretary of State if it serves a penalty notice under this regulation; and
(b)pass to the Secretary of State any civil penalty that has been paid to it pursuant to such notice.]
Textual Amendments
F3Word in reg. 14 substituted (1.2.2015) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory (Amendment) Regulations2014 (S.I. 2014/3075), regs. 1(1), 2(6) (with reg. 3)
F4Reg. 14(6) inserted (1.2.2015) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory (Amendment) Regulations2014 (S.I. 2014/3075), regs. 1(1), 2(7) (with reg. 3)
15. Where the [F5regulator] considers it appropriate to do so, the [F5regulator] may—
(a)refrain from imposing a civil penalty under this Part;
(b)reduce the amount of a penalty (including the amount of an additional daily penalty);
(c)extend the time for payment specified in the penalty notice or additional penalty notice;
(d)withdraw a penalty notice or an additional penalty notice; or
(e)modify the notice by substituting a lower penalty.
Textual Amendments
F5Word in reg. 15 substituted (1.2.2015) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) and National Emissions Inventory (Amendment) Regulations2014 (S.I. 2014/3075), regs. 1(1), 2(6) (with reg. 3)
16.—(1) A person (“P”) is liable to the civil penalties in paragraph (2) where P fails to comply (or to comply on time) with the requirements of a notice served under regulation 10(1) (an “information notice”).
(2) The civil penalties are—
(a)£1,500; and
(b)£150 for each day that P fails to comply with the requirements of the information notice, following service of a penalty notice, up to a maximum of £13,500.
17.—(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, a person is liable to the civil penalty in paragraph (3) where that person provides false or misleading information, or makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.
[F6(2) This paragraph applies where the statement is made or the information is provided to the regulator in writing—
(a)in connection with an application made under regulation 5; or
(b)for the purpose of preparing a national inventory, whether or not the statement is made (or the information provided) in purported compliance with a requirement imposed by a notice under regulation 10(1).]
(3) The civil penalty is £1,000.
Textual Amendments
18.—(1) A person on whom a penalty notice or additional penalty notice has been served under this Part may appeal to the First-tier tribunal.
(2) The bringing of the appeal suspends the effect of the notice pending the final determination or withdrawal of the appeal.
(3) In determining the appeal the First-tier tribunal may—
(a)affirm or quash the notice; or
(b)reduce the amount of the penalty imposed by the notice (including the amount of any additional daily penalty).]