The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) Regulations 2015 No. 821

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Competent authority and other functions

   1. 3. Competent authority

   2. 4. Register of collections

   3. 5. Monitoring user compliance

   4. 6. Complementary functions

4. PART 3 Civil sanctions

   1. 7. Power to impose civil sanctions

   2. 8. Due diligence obligations of the EU Regulation which are subject to civil sanctions

5. PART 4 Enforcement

   1. 9. Inspectors

   2. 10. Powers of entry

   3. 11. Powers of inspection

   4. 12. Restrictions on enforcement powers

6. PART 5 Offences and penalties

   1. 13. Offences

   2. 14. Obstruction of an inspector

   3. 15. Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associations

   4. 16. Penalties

   5. 17. Recovery of expenses of enforcement

7. PART 6 Miscellaneous provisions

   1. 18. Service of notices

   2. 19. Review

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE

      Civil sanctions

      1. PART 1 Compliance notices and variable monetary penalties

         1. 1. Imposition of a compliance notice

         2. 2. Imposition of a variable monetary penalty

         3. 3. Notice of intent

         4. 4. Making representations and objections

         5. 5. Third party undertakings

         6. 6. Final notice

         7. 7. Contents of final notice – compliance notice

         8. 8. Contents of final notice – variable monetary penalty

         9. 9. Appeals against a final notice

         10. 10. Criminal proceedings

         11. 11. Non-compliance with a third party undertaking

      2. PART 2 Stop notices

         1. 12. Stop notice

         2. 13. Contents of a stop notice

         3. 14. Appeals

         4. 15. Completion certificates

         5. 16. Compensation

      3. PART 3 Enforcement undertakings

         1. 17. Enforcement undertakings

         2. 18. Contents of an enforcement undertaking

         3. 19. Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking

         4. 20. Discharge of an enforcement undertaking

         5. 21. Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information

         6. 22. Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking

      4. PART 4 Non-compliance penalties

         1. 23. Non-compliance penalties

      5. PART 5 Withdrawal and amendment of notices

         1. 24. Withdrawing or amending a notice

      6. PART 6 Appeals

         1. 25. Appeals

      7. PART 7 Guidance and publicity

         1. 26. Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

         2. 27. Consultation on guidance

         3. 28. Publication of enforcement action

10. Explanatory Note