Explanatory Notes

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 23

12th November 2009

Summary and Background

Schedule 7: Further Provision about Civil Sanctions under Part 4

Paragraph 3: Variable monetary penalties: other sanctions

919.Imposition of a variable monetary penalty removes the person's liability to criminal prosecution for the relevant offence in respect of the act of non-compliance in question.

920.The enforcement authority may not issue a compliance notice and a variable monetary penalty for the same offence.