Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Fixed monetary penalties
Status:
Point in time view as at 21/03/2016. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective.
Status
The term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:
- where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;
- where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.
Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.
Changes to legislation:
Environment (Wales) Act 2016, Cross Heading: Fixed monetary penalties is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.
Yn ddilys o 21/05/2016
Prospective
Fixed monetary penaltiesE+W
2(1)Carrier bag regulations may confer on an administrator the power by notice to impose a fixed monetary penalty on a person who breaches the regulations.E+W
(2)The regulations may only confer such a power in relation to a case where the administrator is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the breach has occurred.
(3)For the purposes of this Schedule, a “fixed monetary penalty” is a requirement to pay to an administrator a penalty of an amount specified in or determined in accordance with the regulations.
(4)The regulations may not provide for the imposition of a fixed monetary penalty in excess of £5,000.
Yn ôl i’r brig