27Penalty fare levels
(1)Paragraph 5 of Schedule 17 to the 1999 Act (penalty fare levels) shall be amended as follows.
(2)For sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a penalty fare shall be—
(a)in respect of any journey on a local service—
(i)£50 except where sub-paragraph (ii) below applies, or
(ii)£25 if it is paid before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day following the day on which the journey is completed; and
(b)in respect of any train journey—
(i)£50 except where sub-paragraph (ii) below applies, or
(ii)£25 if it is paid before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day following the day on which the journey is completed,
and shall in all cases be payable to the person providing the service on which the requirement to pay the relevant fare is made.”.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) (power of Mayor to alter amounts of penalty fares) for “either or both of the cases” substitute “any case”.
(4)The amendments made by subsections (2) and (3) to paragraph 5 of Schedule 17 to the 1999 Act shall apply to paragraph 5 as it has effect with respect to any local service or train service by virtue of an order under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 17 made before this section comes into force.
(5)This section shall not apply to any case where a person becomes liable to pay a penalty fare before this section comes into force.