UK Statutory Instrument
2010
England
Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Introduction
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Regulators
Part 2 — Civil sanctions, notices and undertakings
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Civil sanctions, notices and undertakings
Scope
Combination of penalties
Part 3 — Non-compliance and enforcement
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Recovery of payments
Non-compliance penalties
Enforcement cost recovery notices
Part 4 — Administration
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Withdrawing or amending a notice
Appeals
Guidance as to use of civil sanctions
Additional guidance
Consultation on guidance
Publication of enforcement action
Power of entry
Schedules
Imposition of a variable monetary penalty, compliance notice or restoration notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency may impose variable monetary penalties, compliance notices or restoration notices for environmental offences Statutory regulator
Final notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must decide and issue final notice after representations period Statutory regulator
Contents of a stop notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must include key information in stop notices Statutory regulator
Offences
Unlimited fine- Fail to comply with a notice from the Environment Agency Any Person
Discharge of an enforcement undertaking
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Environment Agency must issue a certificate when an enforcement undertaking is completed Statutory regulator
Browse 27 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Power to impose a fixed monetary penalty
Criminal proceedings
Notice of intent
Discharge of liability
Making representations and objections
Service of final notice
Contents of final notice
Discount for early payment
Grounds of appeal
Non-payment after 56 days
Notice of intent
Making representations and objections
Third party undertakings
Contents of final notice – variable monetary penalty
Contents of final notice - compliance notice or restoration notice
Appeals against a final notice
Criminal proceedings
Stop notices
Appeals
Completion certificates
Compensation
Enforcement undertakings
Contents of an enforcement undertaking
Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking
General provisions on enforcement undertakings
Inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information
Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues …
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