Daily Penalties (Environment) Regulations, 2018

L.N. 45 of 2018

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 549)

Daily Penalties (Environment) Regulations, 2018

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 54, 55 and 78

of the Environment Protection Act, the Minister responsible for the

Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, after

consultation with the Environment and Resources Authority and with

the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance, have made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Daily Penalties Citation.

(Environment) Regulations, 2018.

Nuqqas ta’ sottomissjoni lil Awtorità fiż-żmien stipulat

Jiem suċċessivi wara d-data tan-notifika

366 il-

0-15 il-

16-50 il- 51-180 il- 181-365 il-

ġurnata

ġurnata ġurnata ġurnata

ġurnata

jew aktar

Nuqqas ta’ sottomissjoni ta' rappurtar

xejn

€5 kull

€10 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

tad-data lill-Awtorità taħt

jum

jum

jum

jum

L.S. 549.45 - Regolamenti Dwar ir-

Reġistrazzjoni ta’ Attivitajiet fil-

Maniġġar ta’ Skart

L.S. 549.47 - Regolamenti Dwar

Obbligazzjonijiet ta’ Rappurtaġġ lir-

Reġistru Ewropew Dwar ir-Rilaxx u t-

Trasferiment ta’ Inkwinanti

L.S. 549.50 - Regolamenti Dwar

Maniġġar ta’ Skart (Maniġġar ta’

Skart mill-Industriji ta’ Estrazzjoni u

Rdim)

L.S 549.52 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Kontroll

ta’

Emissjonijiet

ta’

Komposti Organiċi Volatili - KOV

(Ħażna u Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol

mit-Terminals lejn Stazzjonijiet ta’

Servizz)

L.S. 549.63 - Regolamenti Dwar l-

Iskart

L.S. 549.79 - Regolamenti Dwar

Limitazzjoni ta’ Emissjonijiet ta’

Komposti Organiċi Volatili fl-

Emissjonijiet Industrija

Nuqqas ta’ sottomissjoni ta' rappurtar

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€60 kull

€100 kull

tad-data lill-Awtorità taħt

jum

jum

jum

jum

L.S 549.77 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll Integrat tat-

Tniġġis tal-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

Nuqqas

ta’

sottomissjoni

ta'

xejn

€5 kull

€10 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

informazzjoni lill-Awtorità taħt

jum

jum

jum

jum

Regolament 7(5) tal-L.S. 549.35 -

Regolamenti Dwar il-Ħarsien ta’

Mammiferi Tal-Baħar

L.S 549.43 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Ippakjar u L-Iskart tal-Ippakkjar fil-

Maniġġar tal-Iskart

Regolament 46(4) tal-L.S. 594.44 -

Regolamenti Dwar il-Protezzjoni Tal-

Flora, Fawna u Ambjenti Naturali

L.S 549.49 - Regolamenti Dwar Użu

Kontenut

ta’

Mikro-Organiżmi

Modifikati Ġenetikament

L.S 549.54 - Regolamenti Dwar

Maniġġjar ta’ Skart (Batteriji u

Akkumulaturi)

L.S 549.60 - Regolamenti Dwar

Rilaxx Deliberat ta’ Organiżmi

Modifikati Ġenetikament Fl-Ambjent

Regolament 25(1) tal-L.S. 549.64 -

Regolament Dwar il-Ħarsien tas-Siġar

u L-Imsaġar

L.S. 549.89 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir

Elettriku u Elettroniku)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:- Interpretation.

"the Act" means the Environment Protection Act;

"the competent authority" means the Environment and

Resources Authority established under article 6 of the Act;

"day" or "days" means calendar days;

"person" means any person, whether natural or legal,

corporate or incorporate, and includes any person acting on his

own behalf or under the instructions of any other person;

"Tribunal" means the Environment and Planning Review

Tribunal referred to in article 3 of the Environment and Planning

Review Tribunal Act.

Operat mingħajr liċenzja u Nuqqas ta’ konformità mal-kundizzjonijiet stipulati

fil-permess

Jiem suċċessivi wara d-data tan-notifika +

366 il-

0-15 il-

16-50 il- 51-180 il- 181-365 il-

ġurnata

ġurnata

ġurnata ġurnata

ġurnata

jew aktar

L-Ewwel Parti: Operat mingħajr

Nuqqas ta’ ksib ta’ Regoli

xejn

€15 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

€70 kull

awtorizzazzjoni

Ġenerali

jum

jum

jum

jum

maħruġa mill-Awtorità Vinkanti

taħt Artikolu 58 u taħt

kull Skeda tal-Att għal

attività relatata ma’ jew Permess

xejn

€15 kull

€35 kull

€75 kull

€150 kull

Ambjentali

jum

jum

jum

jum

li teffetwa l-ambjent

Nuqqas ta’ ksib ta’ awtorizzazzjoni

xejn

€15 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

€70 kull

maħruġa mill-Awtorità taħt L.S. 549.45

jum

jum

jum

jum

- Regolamenti Dwar ir-Reġistrazzjoni

ta’ Attivitajiet fil-Maniġġar ta’ Skart

Trasportatur tal-iskart

Waste Broker

Irziezet u tkabbir tal-bhejjem

Reġistrazzjonijiet oħra bil-konferma

għajr dawk imsemmija hawn fuq

Nuqqas ta’ ksib ta’ awtorizzazzjoni

xejn

€15 kull

€35 kull

€75 kull

€150 kull

maħruġa mill-Awtorità taħt

jum

jum

jum

jum

L.S. 549.50 - Regolamenti Dwart

Maniġġar ta’ Skart (Maniġġat ta’ Skart

mill-Industriji ta’ Estrazzjoni u Rdim)

L.S. 549.63 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Nuqqas ta’ ksib ta’ awtorizzazzjoni

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€60 kull

€100 kull

maħruġa mill-Awtorità taħt L.S. 549.79

jum

jum

jum

jum

- Regolamenti Dwar Limitazzjoni ta’

Emissjonijiet ta’ Komposti Organiċi

Volatili fl-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

Nuqqas ta’ ksib ta’ Tankers tat-

xejn

€5 kull

€10 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

awtorizzazzjoni maħruġa triq

jum

jum

jum

jum

mill-Awtorità

taħt

L.S.549.52 - Regolamenti

ta’ Stazzjonijet

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€60 kull

€100 kull

Dwar

il-Kontroll

ta’ ta’ Servizz

jum

jum

jum

jum

Emissjonijiet

Komposti

Organiċi

Volartili - KOV (Ħażna u

Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol

mit-Terminals

lejn Terminals

xejn

€15 kull

€35 kull

€75 kull

€150 kull

Stazzjonijet ta’ Servizz)

jum

jum

jum

jum

It-Tieni Parti: Nuqqas ta’ konformità

mal-kundizzjonijiet

stipulati

fil-

permess

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni msemmija fir-reġistrazzjoni

jum

jum

jum

jum

maħruġa mill-Awtorità inkluż kwalunke

kundizzjoni fl-imsemmija awtorizzaz-

zjoni relatata

mar-rappurtat taħt

L.S.549.45 - Regolamenti Dwar ir-

Reġistrazzjoni Ta’ Attivitajiet Fil-

Maniġġar Ta’ Skart

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni

msemmija

jum

jum

jum

jum

f’awtorizzazzjoni

maħruġa

mill-

Awtorità biex topera

skema ta’ rkupru tal-iskart tal-ippakkjar

taħt L.S. 549.43 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Ippakjar u L-Iskart tal-Ippakkjar fil-

Maniġġar tal-Iskart, barra minn kull

kundizzjoni f’dik l-awtorizzazzjoni

relatata mar-rappurtar

skema ta’ ġbir, trattament u riċiklaġġ ta’

skart ta’ batteriji u akkumulaturi taħt

L.S. 549.54 - Regolamenti Dwar

Maniġġjar ta’ Skart (Batteriji u

Akkumulaturi),

barra minn kull kundizzjoni fit-tali

awtorizzazzjoni relatata mar-rappurtar

skema ta’ konformità ta’ skart ta’

tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku taħt L.S.

549.89 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Immaniġġjar

tal-Iskart

(Tagħmir

Elettriku u Elettroniku), barra minn kull

kundizzjoni fit-tali awtorizzazzjoni

relatata mar-rappurtar

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni

msemmija

f’permess

jum

jum

jum

jum

maħruġ mill-Awtorità konformament

mar-regolament (KE) Nru 1013/2006

tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tal-

14 ta’ Ġunju 2006 dwar vjaġġi ta’ skart.

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni

msemmija

jum

jum

jum

jum

f’awtorizzazzjoni

maħruġa

mill-

Awtorità taħt L.S. 549.63 - Regolamenti

Dwar L-Iskart, għajr kwalunkwe

kundizzjoni

fl-imsemmija

awtorizzazzjoni relatata mar-rappurtar.

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni

msemmija

jum

jum

jum

jum

f’awtorizzazzjoni

maħruġa

mill-

Awtorità inkluż kwalunkwe kundizzjoni

fl-imsemmija awtorizzazzjoni relatata

mar-rapportar taħt

L.S. 549.01 - Regolamenti Dwar ir-

Riserva Naturali tal-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral

(Fungus Rock);

L.S. 549.02 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Ħarsien ta’ Rettili;

L.S. 549.03 - Regolamenti Dwar ir-

Riserva Naturali tal-Gżejjer;

L.S. 549.35 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Ħarsien tal-Mammiferi tal-Baħar

Selmunett (Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl);

L.S. 549.38 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Kummerċ Fi Speċi Ta’ Fawna u Flora;

L.S 549.44 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Protezzjoni

Tal-Flora,

Fawna

u

Ambjenti Naturali;

L.S. 549.49 - Regolamenti Dwar Użu

Kontenut

Ta’

Mikro-Organiżmi

Modifikati ĠenetikamentL.S. 549.60 -

Regolamenti Dwar Stima Ambjentali

Strateġika;

L.S.549.64 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Ħarsien tas-Siġar u l-Imsaġar;

L.S. 549.111 - Regolamenti Dwar L-

Aċċess Għal Riżorsi Ġenetiċi u l-Qsim

Ġust u Ekwu ta’ Benefiċċji li Jirriżultaw

Mill-Użu Tagħhom; u

Artikolu 58 tal-Att u taħt kull Skeda tal-

Att għal attività relatata ma’ jew li

teffetwa l-ambjent

Regoli Ġenerali Vinkanti

Permess Ambjentali.

Nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi

xejn

€10 kull

€20 kull

€30 kull

€50 kull

kundizzjoni

msemmija

jum

jum

jum

jum

f’awtorizzazzjoni

maħruġa

mill-

Awtorità taħt

L.S. 549.50 - Regolamenti Dwar

Maniġġar ta’ Skart (Maniġġar ta’ Skart

mill-Industriji ta’ Estrazzjoni u Rdim)

L.S 549.52 - Regolamenti Dwar il-

Kontroll ta’ Emissjonijiet ta’ Komposti

Organiċi Volatili - KOV (Ħażna u

Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol mit-Terminals

lejn Stazzjonijiet ta’ Servizz)

Tankers tat-triq

Stazzjonijet ta’ Servizz

Terminals

L.S 549.79 - Regolamenti Dwar

Limitazzjoni ta’ Emissjonijiet ta’

Komposti

Organiċi

Volatili

fl-

Emissjonijiet Industrijali.

(1) Where the Authority gives notice in writing to a Penalties.

person in accordance with article 76, 78, 80 or 86 of the Act in relation

to an infringement carried out under any Schedule under this act after

the date of coming into force of these regulations, it shall also notify

such person that he shall be liable to

(i)

an administrative fine of one hundred euro (€100);

(ii) a fine for every day after fifteen days from the date

of notification of the notice as established and set out in

accordance with the provisions of the relevant Schedule to these

regulations.

(2)

This penalty shall be levied without prejudice to any other

fine or amount payable to the Authority under the provisions of the

Act.

Where a person is subject to a daily penalty for any offence

which falls under any Schedule in this regulation, and concurrently has

additional or separate infringements listed in any Schedule under this

regulation or in any regulation under the Act, the person shall be

subject to separate daily penalties that shall accrue separately until all

offences are addressed to the satisfaction of the Authority.

Where the notice has been appealed against in accordance

with the provisions of article 76(9) of the Act, and the notice has been

confirmed by the Tribunal or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be,

the penalty is due from such person with effect from the sixteenth

(16 th ) day following the date of the notification of the notice in

accordance with the provisions of the Act.

Where a person fails to pay the penalty within ninety (90)

days from the request for payment by the Authority, the amount due

shall be considered as a civil debt owed to the Authority.

When the person subject to daily penalty under these

regulations remedies the matter subject to the daily penalty, the person

should send formal written notice to the Authority without delay,

accompanied by any submissions and evidence as required by the

Authority. The Authority shall verify and confirm in writing that the

source of infringement has been remedied.

Whenever the Authority requests the submission of a

Method Statement or any other document or submissions from the

person subject to the daily penalty to explain the remedial actions that

are to be undertaken to remedy the offences subject to the daily

penalty, the Authority shall temporarily stop the accruing daily penalty

until the Authority processes the documentation submitted, which

daily penalty shall resume accruing on the day a formal reply from the

Authority is given or following any future date indicated in the formal

reply given by the Authority unless the submissions fulfil the

Authority’s requirements.

A daily penalty shall cease, when the subject matter of the

notice giving reason for the issuance of such penalty, under the

Schedules to these regulations is removed or remedied to the

satisfaction of the Authority according to the provisions of regulations

7 and 8, and after the Authority confirms this in writing to the person.

All the revenue generated under these regulations shall be

payable to the Authority as stipulated in the Act.

The Daily Penalty Regulations are hereby repealed.

DAILY PENALTY SCHEDULE I

Failure to report to the Authority within deadline

Running days after date of Notification

0-15

16-50

51-180 181-365

366 days+

days

days

days

days

Failure to submit data reporting to the

Nil

€5 daily €10 daily €30 daily €50 daily

Authority under

S.L. 549.45 - Waste Management (Activity

Registration) Regulations

S.L. 549.47 - European Pollutant Release

and

Transfer

Register

Reporting

Obligations Regulations

S.L. 549.50 - Waste Management

(Management of Waste from Extractive

Industries and Backfilling) Regulations

S.L. 549.52 - Control of Volatile Organic

Compound-VOC Emissions (Storage and

Distribution of Petrol From Terminals to

Service Stations) Regulations

S.L. 549.63 - Waste Regulations

S.L. 549.79 - Industrial Emissions

(Limitation of Emissions of Volatile

Organic Compounds) Regulations

Failure to submit data reporting to the

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €60 daily €100 daily

Authority under

S.L. 549.77 - Industrial Emissions

(Integrated Pollution Prevention and

Control) Regulations

Failure to submit information to the

Nil

€5 daily

€10 daily €30 daily €50 daily

Authority required under

Regulation 7(5) of S.L. 549.35 - the Marine

Mammals Protection Regulations

S.L. 549.43 -

Waste Management

(Packaging

and

Packaging

Waste)

Regulations

Regulation 46(4) of S.L. 549.44 - the Flora,

Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection

Regulations

S.L. 549.49 - Contained Use of Genetically

Modified Micro-Organisms Regulations

S.L. 549.54 - Waste Management (Waste

Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations

S.L. 549.60 on the Deliberate Release into

the Environment of Genetically Modified

Organisms Regulations

Regulation 25(1) of S.L. 549.64 - Trees and

Woodlands Protection Regulations

S.L. 549.89 - Waste Management

(Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

Regulations

DAILY PENALTY SCHEDULE II

Operation without authorisation and Failure to comply with

conditions set out in permit

Running days after date of Notification

0-15

16-50

51-180

181-365

366 days+

days

days

days

days

Part I - Operation without authorisation

Failure to obtain an General Binding

Nil

€15 daily €30 daily €50 daily €70 daily

authorisation issued by Rule

the Authority under

Article 58 and any

Environmental

Nil

€15 daily €35 daily €75 daily €150 daily

Schedule of the Act for

Permit

any activity related to or

affecting

the

environment

Failure to obtain an authorisation issued by

Nil

€15 daily €30 daily €50 daily €70 daily

the Authority under S.L. 549.45 - the Waste

Management

(Activity

Registration)

Regulations

Waste carrier

Waste broker

Farms and rearing of livestock

Registrations other than the above with

confirmation

Failure to obtain an authorisation issued by

Nil

€15 daily €35 daily €75 daily €150 daily

the Authority under

S.L. 549.50 - Waste Management

(Management of Waste from Extractive

Industries and Backfilling) Regulations

S.L. 549.63 - the Waste Regulations.

Failure obtain an authorisation issued by the

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €60 daily €100 daily

Authority under S.L. 549.79 - Industrial

Emissions (Limitation of Emissions of

Volatile Organic Compounds) Regulations

Failure

obtain

an Road tankers

Nil

€5 daily

€10 daily €30 daily €50 daily

authorisation issued by

the Authority under S.L.

549.52 - Control of Service Stations

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €60 daily €100 daily

Volatile

Organic

Compound-VOC

Emissions (Storage and Terminals

Nil

€15 daily €35 daily €75 daily €150 daily

Distribution of Petrol

From

Terminals

to

Service

Stations)

Regulations

Part II - Failure to comply with conditions

set out in permit

Failure to comply with any conditions

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

referred to in a registration issued by the

Authority including any condition in the

said authorisation related to reporting under

S.L. 549.45 - the Waste Management

(Activity Registration) Regulations.

Failure to comply with any conditions

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

referred to in an authorisation issued by the

Authority to operate a

packaging waste recovery scheme under

S.L. 549.43 - the Waste Management

(Packaging

and

Packaging

Waste)

Regulations, other than any condition in the

said authorisation related to reporting.

waste batteries and accumulators collection,

treatment and recycling scheme under S.L.

549.54 - the Waste Management (Waste

Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations,

other than any condition in the said

authorisation related to reporting.

waste electrical and electronic equipment

compliance scheme under S.L. 549.89 - the

Waste

Management

(Electrical

and

Electronic Equipment) Regulations, other

than any condition in the said authorisation

related to reporting.

Failure to comply with any conditions

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

referred to in a permit issued by the

Authority pursuant to Regulation (EC) No

1013/2006 of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 14 June 2006 on

shipments of waste.

Failure to comply with any conditions

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

referred to in an authorisation issued by the

Authority under S.L. 549.63 - the Waste

Regulations, other than any condition in the

said authorisation related to reporting.

Failure to comply with any conditions

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

referred to in an authorisation issued by the

Authority including any condition in the

said authorisation related to reporting

under

S.L. 549.01 - Fungus Rock (il-Ġebla tal-

Ġeneral) Nature Reserve Regulations;

549.02

-Reptiles

(Protection)

Regulations

S.L. 549.03 - Selmunett Islands (St. Paul’s

Islands’) Nature Reserve Regulations

S.L. 549.35 - the Marine

Mammals

Protection Regulations;

S.L. 549.38 - Trade in Species of Fauna and

Flora Regulations

S.L. 549.44 - the Flora, Fauna and Natural

Habitats Protection Regulations;

S.L. 549.49 - Contained Use of Genetically

Modified Micro-Organisms Regulations;

S.L. 549.60 on the Deliberate Release into

the Environment of Genetically Modified

Organisms Regulations

S.L. 549.64 - Trees and Woodlands

Protection Regulations.

S.L. 549.111 - Access to Genetic Resources

and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of

Benefits arising from their utilization

Regulations; and

Article 58 of the Act and any Schedule of

the Act for any activity related to or

affecting the environment

General Binding Rule

Environmental Permit.

Failure to comply with the conditions of an

Nil

€10 daily €20 daily €30 daily €50 daily

authorisation issued by the Authority under

S.L. 549.50 - Waste Management

(Management of waste from Extractive

Industries and backfilling) Regulations

S.L. 549.52 - Control of Volatile Organic

Compound-VOC Emissions (Storage and

Distribution of Petrol From Terminals to

Service Stations) Regulations

Road tankers

Service Stations

Terminals

S.L. 549.79 - Industrial Emissions

(Limitation of Emissions of Volatile

Organic Compounds) Regulations

€0.81