Air Pollution (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 633 of 2015)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 633 of 2015 ———————— AIR POLLUTION (FIXED PAYMENT NOTICE) REGULATIONS 2015 2 [633] S.I. No. 633 of 2015 AIR POLLUTION (FIXED PAYMENT NOTICE) REGULATIONS 2015 I, ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 10 and 12A (inserted by Section 10 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (No. 20 of 2011) and as amended by Section 20 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 29 of 2015)) of the Air Pollution Act 1987 (No. 6 of 1987)(as adapted by the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 193 of 2011)), hereby make the following Regulations: Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Pollution (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2015. Commencement 2. These Regulations come into operation on 22 December 2015. Interpretation 3. In these Regulations “Fuel Regulations” means Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 326 of 2012). Prescribed Form 4. The form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations is prescribed as the form of fixed payment notice for the purposes of sections 12A of the Air Pol lution Act 1987 (No. 6 of 1987) as amended. Revocation 5. The Air Pollution (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 713 of 2011) are revoked. Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th January, 2016. [633] 3 SCHEDULE Fixed Payment Notice in respect of an alleged offence under the Air Pollution Act 1987 Fógra maidir le hÍocaíochtaí Seasta i leith ciona líomnhaithe faoin Acht um Thruailliú Aeir 1987 Name of local authority/Ainm an údaráis áitiúil: ................................................................ Address of local authority/Seoladh an údaráis áitiúil: ........................................................ ....................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................... To/Go: ................................................................................................................ [Name/ainm] It is alleged that you have committed an Líomhnaítear go bhfuil cion déanta agat offence being a relevant offence — ar cion iomchuí é— at/i ............................................................................................................................. [place/ait] on/an ................................................................................................... 20.............. [date/dáta]. Particulars of the alleged offence, being Tugtar sonraí an chiona líomhnaithe, ar a relevant offence, are given in column cion iomchuí é, i gcolún (4) os coinne na (4) opposite the reference marked “X” tagartha atá marcáilte “X” i gcolún (1) in column (1) below. thíos. You may, during the period of 21 days Féadfaidh tú, le linn na tréimhse 21 lá beginning on the date of this notice, dar tosach dáta an fhógra seo, íocaíocht make a payment of the amount specified den mhéid a shonraítear i gcolún (5), os in column (5), opposite the reference coinne na tagartha atá marcáilte “X” i marked “X” in column (1) below, gcolún (1) thíos, agus an fógra seo ag accompanied by this notice, to the local gabháil léi, a dhéanamh leis an údarás authority referred to above at the áitiúil dá dtagraítear thuas ag an seoladh address referred to above. dá dtagraítear thuas. You are not obliged to make the Níl sé d’oibleagáid ort an íocaíocht a payment. dhéanamh. A prosecution in respect of the alleged Ní thionscnófar ionchúiseamh i leith an offence, being a relevant offence, will chiona líomhnaithe, ar cion iomchuí é, le not be instituted during the period of 21 linn na tréimhse 21 lá dar tosach dáta an days beginning on the date of the notice fhógra agus, más rud é go n-íocfar an and, if the payment specified in the íocaíocht a shonraítear san fhógra le linn notice is made during that period, no na tréimhse sin, ní thionscnófar prosecution in respect of that offence ionchúiseamh ar bith i leith an chiona will be instituted. sin. Signed/Arna shíniú: ................................................................................................................... Authorised person/Duine údaraithe Date/Dáta: ................................................. 4 [633] (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Ref. No. Relevant offence Particulars of alleged Amount offence 1 Offence under section 11 €1,000 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(1) of the Fuel Regulations 2 Offence under section 11 €500 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(2)(a) of the Fuel Regulations 3 Offence under section 11 €500 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(2)(b) of the Fuel Regulations 4 Offence under section 11 €500 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(4)(b) of the Fuel Regulations 5 Offence under section 11 €250 consisting of a contravention of regulation 5(5) of the Fuel Regulations 6 Offence under section 11 €500 consisting of a contravention of regulation 7(1)(c) of the Fuel Regulations 7 Offence under section 11 €250 consisting of a contravention of regulation 7(1)(d) of the Fuel Regulations (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Tag. Uimhir An cion iomchuí Sonraí an chiona Méid líomhnaithe 1 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €1,000 sárú ar rialachán 5(1) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla 2 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €500 sárú ar rialachán 5(2)(a) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla 3 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €500 sárú ar rialachán 5(2)(b) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla 4 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €500 sárú ar rialachán 5(4)(b) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla [633] 5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Tag. Uimhir An cion iomchuí Sonraí an chiona Méid líomhnaithe 5 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €250 sárú ar rialachán 5(5) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla 6 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €500 sárú ar rialachán 7(1)(c) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla 7 Cion faoi alt 11 arb éard atá ann €250 sárú ar rialachán 7(1)(d) de na Rialacháin maidir le Breosla GIVEN under my Official Seal, 22 December 2015. ALAN KELLY, Minister for Environment Community and Local Government. 6 [633] EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) These Regulations set out the form to be used by authorised persons when issuing fixed payment notices for breaches of certain provisions of the Air Pol lution Act 1987 (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and burning of Fuels) Regu lations 2012, relating to the marketing, sale, distribution and burning of certain fuels. The relevant offences are set out in column 3 of the form in the Schedule to these Regulations. The fixed payment notice amounts are set out in column 5 of the Schedule to these Regulations. A prosecution in respect of the alleged offence will not be instituted by a local authority for 21 days after the issuing of a notice. There is no requirement to pay the fixed payment notice. If the fixed payment notice is not paid within 21 days then the local authority that issued the notice may institute a prosecution under the Air Pollution Act 1987 in respect of the alleged offence. A person found guilty of an offence under the Air Pollution Act 1987, on summary conviction, shall be liable to a class A fine (set at €5,000 at the time these Regulations were signed) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €2.54 Wt. (B31600). 285. 1/16. Essentra. Gr 30-15.