PenaltiesE+W+S
39.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 38(1), (2) or (3) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.
(2) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 M1, paragraph (1)(a) has effect as if for “12 months” there were substituted “6 months”.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 38(4) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.
(4) An establishment or undertaking guilty of an offence under regulation 38(5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
Marginal Citations
M1The power to create penalties in section 2 and paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24) is modified pending the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) by section 105 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), as amended by section 88(1) of the Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27).