Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015
Amendment of section 12A of Act of 1987 | ||
20. Section 12A of the Act of 1987 is amended by— | ||
(a) in subsection (1) — | ||
(i) the deletion of “and is liable to summary prosecution in respect thereof”, and | ||
(ii) the substitution of “in this section” for “in this Act”, | ||
(b) in subsection (3), the deletion of “summary”, | ||
(c) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4): | ||
“(4) The amount to be specified in a fixed payment notice in respect of a relevant offence is— | ||
(a) €1,000, where the relevant offence consists of a contravention of regulation 5(1) of the Fuel Regulations, | ||
(b) €500, where the relevant offence consists of a contravention of regulation 5(2)(a), 5(2)(b), 5(4)(b), or 7(1)(c) of the Fuel Regulations, or | ||
(c) €250, where the relevant offence consists of a contravention of regulation 5(5) or 7(1)(d) of the Fuel Regulations.”, | ||
and | ||
(d) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6): | ||
“(6) In this section— | ||
‘Fuel Regulations’ means the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 326 of 2012 ); | ||
‘relevant offence’ means an offence under section 11 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(1), 5(2)(a), 5(2)(b), 5(4)(b), 5(5), 7(1)(c) or 7(1)(d) of the Fuel Regulations.”. |