PART 2REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS

CHAPTER 4ENFORCEMENT

Penalty

I158Imposition

After section 50H of the Housing Act 1996 insert—

50IImposition

1

A penalty is imposed by the Welsh Ministers giving notice (a “penalty notice”) to the registered social landlord.

2

The notice must specify—

a

the grounds on which the penalty is imposed,

b

the amount of the penalty,

c

how the penalty must be paid,

d

a period within which it must be paid, and

e

any interest or additional penalty which, by virtue of section 50M, is payable in the event of late payment.

3

The notice may require the registered social landlord to publish information about the penalty in a specified manner.

4

The notice must explain the effect of sections 50M(1), (3) and (5) and 50N.