UK Statutory Instrument SI 2025/1218 United Kingdom

The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 2 of 9 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person4

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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sch. para. 20 Discharge of an enforcement undertaking Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must decide enforcement undertaking discharge applications within 14 daysStatutory regulator
s.003 Offence: supply of wet wipes containing plastic Prosecution
  • Supply or offer to supply wet wipes containing plasticAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.004 Offence: failure to comply with an enforcement requirement Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with enforcement officer's requirementsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.012 Publication of information about enforcement action Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must publish enforcement action detailsStatutory regulator
s.013 Guidance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulators must publish guidance on civil sanctions for wet wipe offencesStatutory regulator
s.014 Review Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review wet wipes plastic Regulations and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Compensation (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must compensate for unreasonable stop notices or refusalsStatutory regulator
s.016 Offence (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Fail to comply with stop noticeAny Person
s.024 Non-compliance penalties (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to comply with compliance notice or third party undertakingAny Person
35 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.001 Imposition of a fixed monetary penalty or compliance notice (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Notice of intent (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Third party undertakings (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Final notice (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Exemption: registered pharmacies
s.005 Contents of final notice: fixed monetary penalty (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Exemption: medical purposes
s.006 Contents of final notice: compliance notice (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Exemption: supply to business and local authorities
s.007 Appeals against final notice (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Defence of due diligence for suppliers
s.008 Criminal proceedings (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Enforcement
s.009 Stop notices (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Civil sanctions
s.010 Contents of a stop notice (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Powers of entry and examination etc.
s.011 Appeals against stop notices (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Completion certificates (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Appeals against decision not to issue a completion certificate (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Appeal against compensation decision (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Enforcement undertakings (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Contents of an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Appeals against decisions not to issue a certificate and decisions to revoke a certificate (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Appeals against non-compliance penalties (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Withdrawing or amending a notice (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Enforcement cost recovery notices (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Appeals against enforcement cost recovery notices (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Power to recover payments (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Appeals: general provisions (opens in a new tab)

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