The Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015

Power to impose fixed monetary penalties

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1.—(1) SEPA may by notice impose a fixed monetary penalty on a person in relation to a relevant offence.

(2) Before doing so SEPA must be satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the person has committed the offence to which the penalty relates.

(3) A “fixed monetary penalty” is a requirement to pay to SEPA a penalty of the amount specified in paragraph 3.