Offence of failure to comply with regulation 18U.K.
19.—(1) If a relevant person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with regulation 18 an offence is committed by—
(a)the person, and
(b)where the person is a firm, every officer of the firm that is in default(1).
(2) For the purposes of this regulation’s application to relevant persons which are companies, a shadow director is treated as a director.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regs. 2-19 applied (with modifications) (4.3.2024) by 2006 c. 46, s. 1097C (as modified by S.I. 2009/1804, reg. 67 (as amended by S.I. 2024/234, regs. 1(2), 41; S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(a)))
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 19 in force at 4.3.2024, see reg. 1(2); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z44)
See section 1121(3) of the 2006 Act for the definition of “in default”.