PART 7Enforcement

CHAPTER 2Civil penalties

Installations: failure to comply with conditions of permit, etc.I151

1

The operator of an installation is liable to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (3) where the operator fails to comply (or to comply on time) with—

a

a condition of a greenhouse gas emissions permit;

b

a condition of a hospital or small emitter permit;

c

a requirement of a surrender notice set out in paragraph 11(4)(b)(i) or (ii) of Schedule 6;

d

a requirement of a revocation notice set out in paragraph 12(5)(b)(i) or (ii) of that Schedule.

2

But an operator is not liable to the civil penalty referred to in paragraph (3) where the failure to comply with a condition of a permit gives rise to liability for a civil penalty under—

a

article 52;

b

article 56.

3

The civil penalty is—

a

£20,000; and

b

a daily penalty at a daily rate of £500 for each day that the operator fails to comply with the condition or requirement, beginning with the day on which the initial notice is given, up to a maximum of £45,000.