SCHEDULE 4Relevant offences and fixed penalty amounts
In the following table—
“FMP” is a fixed monetary penalty;
“VMP” is a variable monetary penalty;
“EU” is an enforcement undertaking; and
“FMP amount” is the level of fixed monetary penalty specified in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 1.
Provision creating offence | FMP | VMP | EU | FMP amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Control of Pollution Act 197420 | |||||
Section 30Z(3) (failure to give notice of proposed abandonment of a mine timeously) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 198121 | |||||
Section 14K(1) (failing to comply with a species control order) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 14K(2) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 14K(3) (carrying out an excluded operation) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 198922 | |||||
Regulation 9 (offences in relation to the use of sludge on agricultural land) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
The Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 198923 | |||||
Section 1(1) (transporting controlled waste without registration) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 5(4) (obstructing an authorised officer or constable or failing to comply with requirements in exercise of enforcement powers) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 6(9) (obstruction: seizure of vehicles) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 7(3)(a) (failure to provide information) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 7(3)(b) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Environmental Protection Act 199024 | |||||
Section 33(6) (unauthorised or harmful depositing, treatment or disposal etc. of waste; breaching conditions of a waste management licence)25 | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 34(6) (failure to comply with duty of care requirements)26 | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 35(7B) (waste management licences: false entry in records, and forgery of licences etc.)27 | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 38(10) or (11) (failure to comply with measures required following suspension of licence) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 44(1) (false or misleading statements)28 | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 44(2) (making false entries) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 57(5) (failure to comply with ministerial direction relating to waste acceptance etc.) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 59(5) (failure to comply with notice requiring removal of waste) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 63(2) (offences in relation to depositing waste other than controlled waste) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 71(3) (failure to comply with information notice)29 | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 78M(1) (failure to comply with a remediation notice)30 | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
The Radioactive Substances Act 199331 | |||||
Section 32(1) (offences relating to registration or authorisation)32 | NO | YES | YES | ||
Section 33(1) (failure to display copies of documents) | YES | NO | YES | LOW | |
Section 33(2) (taking down or defacing documents) | YES | NO | YES | LOW | |
Section 33(3) (failure to comply with requirements relating to site or disposal records) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 34A(1) or (2) (offences of making false or misleading statements or false entries)33 | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Environment Act 199534 | |||||
Section 27(3)(a) (failure to comply with information notices)35 | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 27(3)(b) (false statements) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 110(1) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 110(2)(a) (failure to comply with a requirement imposed under enforcement powers)36 | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 110(2)(b) (failure to provide facilities or assistance) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 110(2)(c) (preventing answers) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 110(3) (pretending to be an authorised person) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
The Special Waste Regulations 199637 | |||||
Regulation 18(1) (failure to comply with regulations) insofar as it relates to— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 18(3) (false or misleading statements) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 18(4) (false entries in records) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 200038 | |||||
Regulation 13(1) (holding contaminated equipment without registration) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 13(2) (offences relating to holding, disposing and decontaminating of equipment) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 13(3) (failure to comply with labelling requirements) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 13(4)(a) (false or misleading registration information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 13(4)(b) (failure to provide inventories information) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 13(4)(c) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 200339 | |||||
Section 13(2) (failure to maintain records, gather information, or make returns etc.) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 13(4)(a) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 13(4)(b) (failure to comply with investigatory powers conferred under section 13(3))40 | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 200341 | |||||
Section 18(9)(a) (failure to comply with information notice etc.) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 18(9)(b) (altering, supressing or destroying documents) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 200342 | |||||
Regulation 19(1) (landfill operator breaching certain prohibitions, criteria and requirements) | YES | YES | NO | MEDIUM | |
The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations 200343 | |||||
Regulation 11 insofar as it relates to a failure to comply with requirements under— | |||||
regulation 2(1), 2(2), 3(1) or 6 of those Regulations; | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
regulation 10 of those Regulations | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 200744 | |||||
Regulation 40(1)(a) (breaching the producer registration obligation) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(1)(b) (breaching producer recovery and recycling obligations) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(1)(c) (breaching the certifying obligation) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 40(3) (breaching operator recovery and recycling obligations) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(4) (contravening requirements or conditions of accreditation) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(5) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 40(6) (failure to comply with notice requirements) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(7) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 40(8)(a) (holding companies; failure to comply with recovery and recycling obligations) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 40(8)(b) (holding companies; failure to furnish a certificate of compliance) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 200945 | |||||
Regulation 10(6) (failure by operator to take preventive measures, etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 11(7) (failure by operator to identify potential remedial measures, etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 12(5) (failure by operator to take remedial action, etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 18(4) (failure to provide required information) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 200946 | |||||
Regulation 89(1)(a)(i) to (xx) (producer failing to comply with requirements etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(1)(a)(xxi) (failure to declare battery producer registration number) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 89(1)(b) (false or misleading information), insofar as it relates to information furnished under regulation 11 (information provided to operators of battery compliance schemes), 27 (application by a small producer to register) or 29 (notification of changes to registration details) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(1)(c) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(1)(d) (false or misleading information) insofar as it relates to reports furnished under regulation 13 (reporting: portable batteries placed on the market by a small producer) or 16(5) or (6) (reporting: portable batteries) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(2)(a)(scheme operator failing to comply with requirements etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(2)(b) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(2)(c) (false or misleading declaration of compliance by scheme operator) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(4)(a) (approved battery treatment operator failing to comply with requirements etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(4)(b) (false or misleading report by approved battery treatment operator) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 89(6)(a) (disposing of waste automotive and industrial batteries in landfill or by incineration) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(6)(b) (failure to comply with requirement for approval of battery treatment operators and exporters) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(6)(c) (disclosing information in contravention of regulation 82) insofar as the information disclosed under or by virtue of regulation 82(1) was disclosed by SEPA | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 89(6)(d) (failure to comply with an enforcement notice) insofar as enforcement notice was served by SEPA | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 89(6)(e) (failure to comply with a requirement; powers of entry and inspection) insofar as the requirement was imposed by an enforcement officer authorised by SEPA | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 89(6)(f) (obstruction) insofar as the enforcement officer was authorised by SEPA | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 89(6)(g) (failure to provide assistance or information) insofar as the requirement was imposed by an enforcement officer authorised by SEPA | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 89(6)(h) (failure to produce records or information) insofar as the requirement to produce a record or information was imposed by an enforcement officer authorised by SEPA | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 89(6)(i) (false or misleading information to an enforcement officer) insofar as the information was provided to an enforcement officer authorised by SEPA | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 200947 | |||||
Section 47(1)(a) (failure to provide information or documents required by notice) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 47(1)(b) (disposal, altering etc. of documents) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 80(5) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
The Waste Information (Scotland) Regulations 201048 | |||||
Regulation 6(1)(a) (offences related to waste information requests) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 6(1)(b) (false or misleading statements) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 201149 | |||||
Section 5(2) (failure to comply: duty of multiple reservoir managers to co-operate) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 17(1) or (2) (failure to comply with registration requirements) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 42(1)(a) (failure to give notice of proposed construction or alteration works), in so far as— | |||||
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| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 42(1)(b) (failure to appoint a construction engineer), in so far as— | |||||
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| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
| YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 42(1)(c) (failure to notify SEPA of the appointment of construction engineer), in so far as— | |||||
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| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 42(1)(d) (failure to comply with direction as to the taking of safety measures in safety report) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 42(1)(e) (failure to comply with preliminary certificate or final certificate), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 52(1)(a) (failure to appoint inspecting engineer and carry out required inspections) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 52(1)(b) (failure to notify SEPA of appointment of inspecting engineer) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 52(1)(c) (failure to comply with direction as to the taking of measures in inspection report) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 52(1)(d) (failure to appoint supervising engineer) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 52(1)(e) (failure to notify SEPA of appointment of supervising engineer) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 52(1)(f) (failure to comply with direction of supervising engineer as to carrying out of visual inspection), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Section 52(1)(g) (failure to comply with notice of identification of something which might affect the safety of the reservoir) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 52(1)(h) (failure to keep record of water levels etc.), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 52(2) (failure to give inspection engineer copy of final certificate and latest inspection report), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 58(1)(a) (failure to maintain records etc.), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 58(1)(b) (failure to display emergency response information), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Section 66(1) (failure to comply with a notice regarding appointment of engineer or to notify appointment) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 70(1) (failure to comply with enforcement notice) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 94(1) (obstruction or preventing access to land) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Section 99(1) (failure to provide reasonable facilities to engineers or information or assistance to SEPA) | YES | YES | NO | MEDIUM | |
Section 99(2) (altering, suppressing or destroying documents) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Section 103(4) (failure to provide notice of revocation of appointment or resignation of engineer), where— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 201151 | |||||
Regulation 44(1)(a) (breaching prohibition on unauthorised controlled activity) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 44(1)(b) (failure to comply with a general binding rule) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 44(1)(c) (failure to comply with a registration) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 44(1)(d) (failure to comply with a water use licence) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 44(1)(e) to (i) (enforcement powers, obstruction, etc.) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 44(1)(j) (failure to comply with an enforcement notice) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 44(1)(k) (failure to comply with an information notice) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 44(1)(l) to (n) (false or misleading statements, false entries and forged documents etc.) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 44(1)(o) (causing or permitting the committing of an offence), where the person caused or permitted a person to commit an offence— | |||||
| YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
| YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
| YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
| YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 201152 | |||||
Regulation 19(1) (carrying on an exempt activity without registration) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 28(6) (carrying on an exempt activity in breach of the registration obligations) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 30(1) (unregistered broker or dealer etc.) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 4 (unregistered collecting or transporting of waste) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Paragraph 14(4) of Schedule 4 (failure to comply with record keeping obligations) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Paragraph 14(6) or (7) of Schedule 4 (false records) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 201253 | |||||
Regulation 67(1)(a) (contravention of permit requirements) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 67(1)(b) (failure to comply with conditions of a permit) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 67(1)(c) (failure to notify SEPA 14 days before change in operation) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 67(1)(d) (failure to comply with an enforcement notice, suspension notice or closure notice) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 67(1)(e) (failure to comply with information notice) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 67(1)(f) (failure to notify SEPA immediately of breach of permit) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 67(1)(fa) (carrying out a substantial refurbishment of an installation without authorisation) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 67(1)(g) to (i) (false or misleading information, false entries, forging documents etc.) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 67(1)(k) (failure to comply with duties on operators in Part 3 of Schedule 2) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 201354 | |||||
Article 82(1) (false or misleading statements) insofar as the statement is made in purported compliance with article 45, or Parts 9 to 12 of that Order | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Article 82(2) (failure to comply with enforcement notice) insofar as the enforcement notice was served by SEPA or the Scottish Ministers | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Article 82(4) (pretending to be an unauthorised person) insofar as pretending to be a person authorised by SEPA. | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Article 82(5) (refusing access to premises) insofar as the administrator is SEPA55. | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 201356 | |||||
Regulation 90(1)(a) (failure to comply with producer obligations etc. under regulations 11 to 20) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 90(1)(b) or (c) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 90(2) (failure to comply with producer obligations etc. under regulations 21 to 24) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 90(3)(b) or (c) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 90(4) (failure of an operator to ensure that systems are set up to prioritise the reuse of whole appliances) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 90(6) (record keeping: distribution) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 90(7)(a) (failure of an operator of an approved treatment facility or approved exporter to comply with requirements) insofar as it relates to regulation 54(2), 66 or 67 | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 90(7)(a) (failure of an operator of an approved treatment facility or approved exporter to comply with requirements) insofar as it relates to regulation 54(1) or 63 | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 90(7)(b) (false or misleading information: report by operator of authorised treatment facility or approved exporter) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 90(8)(a) (miscellaneous offences) insofar as it relates to regulations 47 and 51 | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 90(8)(a) (miscellaneous offences) insofar as it relates to regulation 60 | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 90(8)(b) (failure to comply with an enforcement notice) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 90(8)(c) (entry and inspection powers; failure to comply) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 90(8)(d) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 90(8)(e) (failure to give assistance or information) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 90(8)(f) (failure to produce information when required) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |
Regulation 90(8)(g) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 90(9) (failure to collect or transport waste electrical and electronic equipment in a way that optimises reuse and recycling) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 201557 | |||||
Regulation 8(1) (qualifications and supervision) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 8(2) (offences related to training) | YES | YES | YES | MEDIUM | |
Regulation 15(a) (preventing a person from appearing or answering questions) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 15(b) (obstruction) | YES | NO | NO | LOW | |
Regulation 15(c) (false or misleading information) | YES | YES | YES | HIGH | |
Regulation 15(d) (failure to produce records) | YES | YES | YES | LOW | |