12(1)Part 2 regulations may include provision—
(a)for, about or connected with the imposition of civil sanctions in respect of—
(i)failures to comply with Part 1 regulations or Part 2 regulations, or
(ii)the obstruction of or failure to assist an enforcement authority;
(b)for appeals against such sanctions.
(2)Part 2 regulations may include provision—
(a)creating criminal offences punishable with a fine in respect of—
(i)failures to comply with civil sanctions imposed under Part 2 regulations, or
(ii)the obstruction of or failure to assist an enforcement authority;
(b)about such offences.
(3)In this paragraph “civil sanction” means a sanction of a kind for which provision may be made under Part 3 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (fixed monetary penalties, discretionary requirements, stop notices and enforcement undertakings).
(4)Part 2 regulations may include provision for the imposition of sanctions of that kind whether or not—
(a)the conduct in respect of which the sanction is imposed constitutes an offence,
(b)the enforcement authority is a regulator for the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, or
(c)the relevant national authority may make provision for the imposition of sanctions under that Part.