The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018

Variable monetary penalties: content of notice of intentU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

13.  The notice of intent must—

(a)include information as to the grounds for the proposal to impose the variable monetary penalty (including details of the act or omission referred to in regulation 12(1));

(b)state the amount of the variable monetary penalty;

(c)state that the person on whom the notice of intent is served may offer to the Secretary of State within the period referred to in regulation 12(4) an undertaking as to action to be taken by the person (including the payment of a sum of money) to benefit any person affected by the offence in relation to which the notice of intent is served and include information about how an undertaking may be offered;

(d)state that the person on whom the notice of intent is served has the right to make written representations and objections to the Secretary of State in relation to the proposed imposition of the variable monetary penalty within the period referred to in regulation 12(5) and include information about how representations and objections may be made; and

(e)include information as to the circumstances in which the Secretary of State may not impose the variable monetary penalty.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 13 in force at 1.10.2018, see reg. 1(2)