Section 16 — Enforcement

(1) Regulations under this Part may make provision for enforcement in connection with a contravention of a requirement or prohibition imposed by the regulations.

(2) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1) may, for example—

(a) contain provision for determining whether there has been a failure to comply with a requirement or prohibition;

(b) provide for the imposition of a financial penalty (and for the payment of such a penalty into the Consolidated Fund);

(c) set out the procedure to be followed in imposing a penalty;

(d) make provision about the amount of a penalty;

(e) make provision about the enforcement of a penalty;

(f) provide for a right of appeal against the imposition of a penalty;

(g) provide for a determination for the purposes of the regulations to be made by the Secretary of State or a prescribed person.

(3) The provision referred to in subsection (2)(a) includes—

(a) provision authorising a prescribed person to enter any land in accordance with the regulations;

(b) provision for the inspection or testing of any thing by a prescribed person, which may for example include provision about—

(i) the production of documents or other things,

(ii) the provision of information,

(iii) the making of photographs or copies, and

(iv) the removal of any thing for the purpose of inspection or testing and its retention for that purpose for a reasonable period.