Transport Act 2000

[F1Amount of penalty: daily amountU.K.

15(1)In relation to a penalty under paragraph 9 or 10, a daily amount is an amount payable where the contravention in respect of which the penalty is imposed continues after it is imposed.U.K.

(2)A penalty under paragraph 9 may not consist of or include a daily amount unless that contravention has been continuous since the end of the representation period for the contravention notice in which the contravention was specified.

(3)A daily amount must not exceed 0.1% of the licence holder's qualifying turnover for the qualifying period.

(4)A daily amount is payable in respect of each day in a period specified by the CAA in the notice under paragraph 12 stating that it has imposed the penalty.

(5)A specified period during which daily amounts accumulate must be the period that the CAA considers appropriate, subject to sub-paragraphs (6) and (7).

(6)The period must begin after the day on which the CAA gives the notice under paragraph 12.

(7)The period must end before—

(a)the day on which the contravention specified in the notice under paragraph 12 ceases, or

(b)if more than one contravention is specified in that notice, the day on which the last of those contraventions ceases.

(8)In this paragraph “qualifying turnover” and “qualifying period” have the same meaning as in paragraph 14.]