Court allows old energy law penalty for 2006 act if new law penalty is lighter.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding the application of the old Energy Law penalty to an act committed in 2006, despite the administrative proceedings starting after the 2007 amendment. The court held that the original penalty provision applies to acts completed before the new law, as the act was fully formed under the old regime. However, the court ruled that the new penalty provision applies if it results in a lighter fine for the energy enterprise.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 56 ust. 1 pkt 1a ustawy z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. Prawo energetyczne; Art. 9a ust. 8 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 2007 r. o zmianie ustawy Prawo energetyczne: The old penalty provision applies to acts completed before the new law unless the new provision imposes a lighter sanction.