Transport Act 2000

Penalties E+W+S

6 (1) The amendments made by section 225 do not have effect in relation to contraventions occurring before the coming into force of that section. E+W+S

(2) In its continued application (in relation to such contraventions) after that section comes into force, section 55(8) of the M1 Railways Act 1993 shall have effect to authorise the imposition of a requirement to pay a monetary penalty to the Authority (rather than to the appropriate authority).

(3) Any requirement to pay a monetary penalty imposed by a final order made before the date on which section 225 comes into force shall, so far as not complied with before that date, have effect on and after that date as a requirement to pay the penalty to the Authority (rather than to the appropriate authority).

Marginal Citations

M1 1993 c. 43.

7 (1) The fact that no order has been made under section 57A(3) of the M2 Railways Act 1993, as inserted by section 225(1), does not affect the validity of any determination of the amount of a penalty under section 57A. E+W+S

(2) The fact that no order has been made under section 55(7B) of the M3 Railways Act 1993, as inserted by section 225(2), does not affect the validity of any determination of the amount of any sum payable in accordance with a final or provisional order.

Marginal Citations

M2 1993 c. 43.

M3 1993 c. 43.

8 E+W+S The fact that a statement of policy has not been published by the Authority or Regulator under section 57B of the Railways Act 1993, as inserted by section 225, does not affect—

(a) the validity of any decision to impose a penalty, or any determination of the amount of a penalty, under section 57A, or

(b) the inclusion in a final or provisional order of any requirement to pay a sum or any determination of the amount of any sum payable in accordance with such an order.