Part III Customs and Excise Control Areas

F122A Examination stations

1

In this Act, references to an examination station are to—

a

a part of, or a place at, a F5regulated aerodrome approved under section 22 above; F2...

F2b

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F41A

Any person contravening or failing to comply with any condition imposed under regulations under section 22(1A) attaching to an approval by virtue of which a part of, or a place at, a F6regulated aerodrome is an examination station is liable on summary conviction to—

a

a penalty not exceeding £20,000, or

b

if the contravention or failure to comply is not remedied before such date as is specified in a notice or further notice given to the person by an officer of Revenue and Customs, a penalty not exceeding the sum of £20,000 and the enhanced amount.

1B

For the purposes of subsection (1A)(b)—

a

“the enhanced amount” means the sum produced by multiplying £20,000 by the number of notices in respect of which the contravention or failure to comply has not been remedied by the date specified in the notice,

b

the date specified in a notice must be one that falls after the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given, and

c

if a notice has already been given, a further notice may not be given on or before the date specified in any earlier notice.

2

Any person contravening or failing to comply with any condition or restriction attaching to an approval by virtue of which a part of, or place at, a F7regulated aerodrome is an examination station F3(other than a condition imposed under regulations under section 22(1A)) shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 3 on the standard scale.