The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

Offence and penalties

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42.—(1) A person is guilty of an offence who—

(a)if they are not a specified person, fails to comply with regulation 25; or

(b)fails to comply with a compliance notice, stop notice or restoration notice.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under—

(a)paragraph (1)(a); or

(b)paragraph (1)(b) in relation to contravention of regulation 25,

is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) in relation to contravention of regulation 12(1), 13(1) or 14(1) is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.