Section 62(7)

After subsection (5A) insert— For the purposes of this section “civil sanction” means a sanction of a kind for which provision may be made under Part 3 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (fixed monetary penalties, discretionary requirements, stop notices and enforcement undertakings). The regulations may make provision for, about or connected with the imposition of a sanction of that kind whether or not— the conduct in respect of which the sanction is imposed constitutes an offence, or the person imposing it is a regulator for the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008. Regulations under this section may make provision in relation to any area of sea or seabed or its subsoil within the seaward limits of— the area designated by Order in Council under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (designation of continental shelf), or the area designated by Order in Council under section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (designation of exclusive economic zone). Regulations under this section may make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision, including provision amending, repealing or revoking primary legislation or retained direct EU legislation.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30