Schedule 4: Producer responsibility obligations Part 2: Enforcement Sanctions
Paragraphs 17 and 18 makes provision for penalties for a breach of a requirement in regulations and for the obstruction of or failure to assist an enforcement authority. These can be criminal offences (punishable with a fine) or civil sanctions. Provision for "civil sanction" and criteria around the imposition of sanctions are set out in paragraph 17(3) and paragraph 18, respectively.