The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (Wales) Regulations 2018

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, extent and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Offences

    1. 3.Offences

    2. 4.Defence of due diligence for suppliers

    3. 5.Time limit for the prosecution of offences

  4. PART 3 Enforcement and Civil Sanctions

    1. 6.Enforcement

    2. 7.Civil sanctions

    3. 8.Enforcement Officer Powers

    4. 9.Powers of entry and examination etc.

    5. 10.Offences

    6. 11.Publication of enforcement action

  5. PART 4 Guidance

    1. 12.Guidance

    2. 13.Additional guidance

  6. PART 5 Review

    1. 14.Review

  7. Signature

    1. THE SCHEDULE

      Civil Sanctions

      1. PART 1 Variable Monetary Penalties and Compliance Notices

        1. 1.Imposition of a variable monetary penalty or compliance notice

        2. 2.Notice of intent

        3. 3.Third party undertakings

        4. 4.Final notice

        5. 5.Contents of final notice: variable monetary penalty

        6. 6.Contents of final notice: compliance notice

        7. 7.Appeals against final notice

        8. 8.Criminal proceedings

      2. PART 2 Stop Notices

        1. 9.Stop notices

        2. 10.Contents of a stop notice

        3. 11.Appeals against stop notices

        4. 12.Completion certificates

        5. 13.Appeals against decision not to issue a completion certificate

        6. 14.Compensation

        7. 15.Appeal against compensation decision

        8. 16.Offence

      3. PART 3 Enforcement Undertakings

        1. 17.Enforcement undertakings

        2. 18.Contents of an enforcement undertaking

        3. 19.Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking

        4. 20.Discharge of an enforcement undertaking

        5. 21.Appeals against decision not to issue a certificate

        6. 22.Inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information

        7. 23.Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking

      4. PART 4 Non-compliance penalties

        1. 24.Non-compliance penalties

        2. 25.Appeals against non-compliance penalties

      5. PART 5 Administration and Appeals

        1. 26.Withdrawing or amending a notice

        2. 27.Enforcement cost recovery notices

        3. 28.Appeals against enforcement cost recovery notices

        4. 29.Power to recover payments

        5. 30.Appeals: general provisions

  9. Explanatory Note