Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

Increase of certain penalties.

113.—(1) A person convicted of an offence for which a penalty, forfeiture or fine is provided in a section specified in column (2) of the Table to this section of an Act specified in column (3) of that Table at a particular reference number in column (1) of that Table shall, (subject to subsection (2)), in lieu of any monetary penalty, forfeiture or fine so provided, be liable to a fine not exceeding the maximum fine specified in column (4) of that Table at that reference number, and the sections and Acts specified in columns (2) and (3) of that Table shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2) (a) Where a penalty, forfeiture or fine is expressed in any section specified in column (2) of the Table as being for a day, each contravention to which it relates shall constitute a separate offence.

(b) Where an offence referred to in subsection (1) is described as a continuing or further offence the penalty for each day on which the contravention continues shall, in lieu of any other monetary penalty, forfeiture or fine provided in respect thereof, be a fine not exceeding £200.

(3) This section shall have effect in relation to offences committed after the commencement of this section.

TABLE

Ref No.

Section

Act

Maximum Fine

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

55

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847

£1,000

2.

58

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847

£1,000

3.

60

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1847

£1,000

4.

50

The Dublin Corporation Waterworks Act, 1861

£1,000

5.

51

The Dublin Corporation Waterworks Act, 1861

£1,000

6.

17

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863

£1,000

7.

18

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863

£1,000

8.

19

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863

£1,000

9.

20

Waterworks Clauses Act, 1863

£1,000

10.

70

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

11.

112

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

12.

114

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£200

13.

119

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

14.

171

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

15.

220

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

16.

272

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

17.

273

Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

£1,000

18.

31

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

19.

33

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

20.

34

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

21.

37

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

22.

42

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

23.

44

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

24.

46

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

25.

47

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948

£1,000

26.

4

Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949

£1,000

27.

8

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1962

£1,000

28.

3

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1964

£1,000

29.

16

Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1964

£1,000