S.L. 549.124 Art. 14Penalties.

(1) Any person who:

(a) fails to submit data or any other information requested by the Authority;

(b) submits false data or information to the Authority; or

(c) fails to comply with the emission limits apportioned by the Authority, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

(2) Any person who fails to submit data or any other information requested by the Authority shall be liable:

(a) on a first conviction a fine (multa) of not less than one thousand five hundred euro (€1,500) but not exceeding three thousand euro (€3,000);

(b) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than three thousand euro (€3,000) but not exceeding six thousand euro (€6,000).

(3) Any person who submits false data or information to the Authority shall be liable:

(a) on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than seven thousand five hundred euro (€7,500) but not exceeding fifteen thousand euro (€15,000);

(b) on a second conviction or subsequent conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than fifteen thousand euro (€15,000) but not exceeding thirty thousand euro (€30,000).

(4) Any person who fails to comply with the emission limits apportioned by the Authority shall be liable:

(a) if the limit is exceeded by up to 30%, on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than five hundred thousand euro (€500,000) but not exceeding seven hundred and fifty thousand euro (€750,000);

(b) if the limit is exceeded by more than 30% but less than 60%, on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than seven hundred and fifty thousand euro (€750,000) but not exceeding one million euro (€1,000,000);

(c) if the limit is exceeded by more than 60%, on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than one million euro (€1,000,000) but not exceeding one million and five hundred thousand euro (€1,500,000):

Provided that on a second or subsequent conviction such fine (multa) shall be doubled, but shall not exceed two million and five hundred thousand euro (€2,500,000):

Provided further that the court shall order any person who has been found guilty of committing an offence against these regulations to pay for the expenses incurred by the competent authority or other public entity as a result of the said offence, to undertake mitigation or prevention measures in order to address offence-related damages, if applicable, the revocation of any permit issued by the competent authority and the confiscation of the corpus CERTAIN ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS

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