[F1167AEnforcement of undertakings and orders: imposition of penaltiesU.K.
(1)The relevant authority may, in accordance with section 167B, impose a penalty on a person—
(a)from whom the authority has accepted an enforcement undertaking, or
(b)to whom an enforcement order is addressed,
where the authority considers that the person has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with the undertaking or order.
(2)In this section and in section 167B, “the relevant authority” means—
(a)in the case of a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the Secretary of State;
(b)in any other case, the CMA.
(3)In deciding whether and, if so, how to proceed under subsection (1) the CMA must have regard to the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 167C at the time of the failure to comply.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 167A-167C inserted (24.5.2024 for specified purposes) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 339(2)(c), Sch. 11 para. 18