Section 140(10)
EPA 1990
Environmental Protection Act 1990 · United Kingdom
No offence under the regulations shall be made punishable with imprisonment for more than two years or punishable on summary conviction with a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (if not calculated on a daily basis) or, in the case of a continuing offence, exceeding one-tenth of the level on the standard scale specified as the maximum penalty for the original offence. — exceeding one-tenth of the level on the standard scale specified as the maximum penalty for the original offence, or if there is no maximum penalty for the original offence, exceeding one-tenth of the greater of £5,000 or level 4 on the standard scale.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30