PART 10ENFORCEMENT

Penalties69

1

A person who commits an offence under regulation 65 in connection with any of the following regulations—

a

regulation 21 (requirement to notify premises);

b

regulation 22 (prohibition on removal of waste from premises unless notified or exempt);

c

regulations 24 to 26 (notifications);

d

regulation 34 (consignment codes);

e

regulations 35 to 44 (consignment notes);

f

regulation 46 and Schedule 7 (cross-border consignments);

g

regulation 53 (consignee and self-disposal quarterly returns);

h

regulation 54 (consignee’s return to the producer, holder or consignor); or

i

regulation 55 (duties to supply information),

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

2

A person who commits an offence under regulation 65 or 68 in connection with any other requirement under these Regulations is liable—

a

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

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.