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Enforced by: Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 6 of 20 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 11 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person10 Licence Holder4 Director or Officer1 Conformity Assessment Body1 Employer1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 318 duties

The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 123 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 83 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 68 duties

The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991 65 duties

Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

Building Societies Act 1986 32 duties

Conformity Assessment Body — also bound by 47 other Acts

Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 29 duties

Lifts Regulations 2016 28 duties

Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 27 duties

Explosives Regulations 2014 22 duties

Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 22 duties

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 53 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Introductory provisions

0 of 6 sections shown

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and extent

s.002 Interpretation: general

s.003 Interpretation: EU Regulations

s.004 Interpretation: offshore installations

s.005 Competent authority

s.service of notices Service of notices

Part 2

Importation

3 of 3 sections shown

s.006 Importation Imprisonment

Illegal importation of products containing fluorinated greenhouse gasesAny Person

s.007 Disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

HMRC may share information with environmental regulatorsStatutory regulator

s.007 Proof of lawful import Prosecution

Provide evidence of lawful F-gas imports upon requestAny Person

Unlimited fine

Part 3

Certification, evaluation and attestation

7 of 13 sections shown

s.009 Certificates relating to stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland Regulated

Ensure non-UK refrigeration certificates are translated into EnglishLicence Holder

s.011 Certificates relating to fire protection systems and fire extinguishers issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland Regulated

Hold English translation for EU fire protection certificatesLicence Holder

s.013 Certificates relating to electrical switchgear issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland Regulated

Ensure EU or NI electrical switchgear certificates are in EnglishLicence Holder

s.015 Certificates relating to fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland Regulated

Ensure non-UK certificates for solvent handling are in EnglishLicence Holder

s.018 Obligation of employers to employ qualified employees Regulated

Ensure employees handling greenhouse gases have required qualificationsEmployer

s.019 Publication of details of certification bodies, attestation bodies and evaluation bodies Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must publish details of F-Gas certification bodiesCrown / Minister / Government department

s.019 Obligations on certification bodies, attestation bodies and evaluation bodies to provide information Regulated

Provide certificate and attestation details when requestedConformity Assessment Body

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.008 Appointment of certification, evaluation and attestation bodies

s.010 Certification and evaluation bodies: fire protection systems and fire extinguishers

s.012 Certification and evaluation bodies: high-voltage switchgear

s.014 Certification and evaluation body: fluorinated greenhouse gas-based solvents

s.016 Attestation bodies: air conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles

s.017 Attestations relating to air conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles issued in EEA States and Northern Ireland

Part 4

Enforcement

4 of 9 sections shown

s.020 Enforcement Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Regulators and Ministers must coordinate the enforcement of F-Gas rulesStatutory regulator

s.024 Information notices Regulated

Provide information requested by an environmental regulatorAny Person

s.025 Enforcement notices Prosecution

Fail to comply with an enforcement noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.027 Proceedings before a civil court Imprisonment

Civil court proceedings for non-complianceAny Person

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.021 Appointment of authorised persons

s.022 Powers of authorised persons

s.023 Warrants

s.026 Appeals against enforcement notices etc.

s.028 Powers of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Part 5

Offences and penalties

3 of 4 sections shown

s.029 Offences Prosecution

Release prohibited fluorinated greenhouse gasAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.030 Offences committed by bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associations Prosecution

Officer or partner liable for company offence committed with consent or neglectDirector or Officer

Unlimited fine

s.031 Penalties Prosecution

Breach fluorinated greenhouse gas (F-gas) regulationsAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.029 Offences relating to disclosure of information held by Revenue and Customs

Part 5

Civil penalties

1 of 1 section shown

s.031 Civil penalties Prosecution

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

Unlimited fine

Part 6

Review, amendments and revocation

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.032 Review

s.033 Amendments

s.034 Revocation

Schedules

2 of 11 shown

s.sch005 Appeals against notices served by Regulated

Appeal SEPA enforcement notices within 28 days with required documentsAny Person

s.sch005 Grounds for appeal Regulated

Appeal against enforcement or penalty notice on specified groundsAny Person

9 other schedules

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

1 other provision

sch. 3 sch. 3

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Building compliance quick check

Fast compliance verification for experienced property managers. Checklist format covering electrical, gas, water, HVAC, lifts, and energy performance requirements.

Building compliance for new property owners

Comprehensive guide to understanding and meeting your legal obligations for building safety, maintenance, and energy performance when you acquire commercial premises.

Run a construction business

Ongoing compliance, site safety, and operational requirements for established construction businesses

Air conditioning and F-gas compliance

How to comply with air conditioning inspection requirements and F-gas regulations for your business premises. Covers mandatory AC inspections for systems over …

6 more guides that reference this instrument

Get the specialist approvals for the systems you repair and install Meet your f-gas and WEEE repair duties Repair services: compliance checklist Run a heat network or steam supply business Run a vehicle repair garage or MOT station Building control and Building Regulations approval

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 (as amended)

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

Introductory provisions

Importation

Certification, evaluation and attestation

Enforcement

Offences and penalties

Civil penalties

Review, amendments and revocation

Schedules

Help complying

Building compliance quick check

Building compliance for new property owners

Run a construction business

Air conditioning and F-gas compliance