UK Statutory Instrument 2015 United Kingdom

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (as amended)

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At a glance

Enforced by

Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA

What's here

20 compliance obligations, 7 practical guides across 3 topics · 3 journeys

Penalty landscape

6 of 20 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 11 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 13
  • Trader 2
  • Director or Officer 1
  • Employer 1

Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

5 guides

Mentioned in related content

1 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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 — Introductory provisions

Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.service of notices

Service of notices

Part 2 — Importation

s.006

Importation

7 years imprisonment
  • Illegal importation of products containing fluorinated greenhouse gases Any Person
s.007

Disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • HMRC may share information with environmental regulators Statutory regulator
s.007

Proof of lawful import

Unlimited fine
  • Provide evidence of lawful F-gas imports upon request Any Person

Part 3 — Certification, evaluation and attestation

s.019

Publication of details of certification bodies, attestation bodies and evaluation bodies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish details of F-Gas certification bodies Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 4 — Enforcement

s.020

Enforcement

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulators and Ministers must coordinate the enforcement of F-Gas rules Statutory regulator
s.024

Information notices

  • Provide information requested by an environmental regulator Any Person
s.025

Enforcement notices

Unlimited fine
  • Fail to comply with an enforcement notice Any Person
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 5 — Offences and penalties

s.029

Offences

Unlimited fine
  • Release prohibited fluorinated greenhouse gas Any Person
s.031

Penalties

Unlimited fine
  • Breach fluorinated greenhouse gas (F-gas) regulations Any Person
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.029

Offences relating to disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs

Part 5A — Civil penalties

s.031

Civil penalties

Unlimited fine
  • Fail to comply with fluorinated greenhouse gases regulations (civil penalty) Any Person

Part 6 — Review, amendments and revocation

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

s.sch005

Appeals against notices served by

  • Appeal SEPA enforcement notices within 28 days with required documents Any Person
s.sch005

Grounds for appeal

  • Appeal against enforcement or penalty notice on specified grounds Any Person
Browse 9 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch004

Imposition of a civil penalty

s.sch004

Notice of intent

s.sch004

Making representations and objections

s.sch004

Civil penalty notice

s.sch004

Withdrawing or amending a notice

s.sch004

Enforcement cost recovery notice

s.sch004

Publication of enforcement action

s.sch005

Appeals against notices served by the Environment Agency or the Secretary of State

s.sch005

Appeals against notices served by the Scottish Ministers

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.

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sch. 3

sch. 3

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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Environment Agency

Primary

Environmental protection in England. Regulates waste, emissions, water quality, flood risk, and environmental permits for industrial activities. Enforces environmental law and issues …

NRW

Natural Resources Wales

Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, …

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …

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