Environmental Protection Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1 st April 2012. 2 These Regulations apply in relation to a fixed penalty offence alleged to have been committed on or after 1 st April 2012. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Department ” means the Department of the Environment; “the 1978 Order ” means the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; “the Noise Act ” means the Noise Act 1996; “the Litter Order ” means the Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994; “the 2011 Act ” means the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 “ the 2012 Regulations ” means the Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 . Prescribed ranges of fixed penalties 3 1 The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a district council for a fixed penalty under— a ... paragraph 7(4)(a) of Schedule 1A to, the Litter Order; b sections 27(1) ... and 53(2) of the 2011 Act, c section 44(1)(a) of the 2011 Act insofar as it relates to an offence under a Dog Control Order set out in Schedules 2 to 5 to the 2012 Regulations. shall be not less than £50 and not more than £80. 1A The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a district council for a fixed penalty under— a Article 6(6A)(a) of the Litter Order; b section 44(1)(a) of the 2011 Act insofar as it relates to an offence under a Dog Control Order set out in Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations, shall be not less than £50 and not more than £200. 2 The amount of a fixed penalty capable of being specified by a district council for a fixed penalty under— a Article 14A(4)(a) of the Litter Order; b section 8A(2)(a) of the Noise Act, shall be not less than £75 and not more than £110. 3 A district council acting under more than one of the provisions in paragraph (1) , paragraph (1A) or in paragraph (2) may specify a different amount under each such provision. Lesser amounts of fixed penalties 4 1 Where a district council acting under— a Article 6(7) of, and paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 1A to, the Litter Order ; or b sections 27(2), 44(3) or 53(3) of the 2011 Act, makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £40. 2 Where a district council acting under— a Article 14A(5) of the Litter Order ; b section 8A(4) of the Noise Act ; or c section 4(10) of the 2011 Act, makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £60. 3 Where a district council acting under Article 29A(10) of the 1978 Order makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £120. 4 A district council acting under more than one of the provisions in paragraph (1) or in paragraph (2) may specify a different lesser amount under each such provision. Revocation 5 The Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are revoked. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 7 th February 2012. Wesley Shannon A senior officer of the Department of the Environment