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Communications Act 2003, Cross Heading: Penalty on revocation is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
12(1)Where OFCOM revoke the licence to provide the public teletext service (whether under paragraph 6 or a provision of the 1990 Act or 1996 Act), they must serve on the licence holder a notice requiring him to pay a specified financial penalty to them.U.K.
(2)The maximum amount which a person may be required to pay by way of a penalty under this paragraph is the maximum given by sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3)In a case where the licence is revoked under paragraph 6 or the penalty is imposed before the end of the first complete accounting period of the licence holder to begin in the licence period, the maximum penalty is whichever is the greater of—
(a)£500,000; and
(b)7 per cent. of the amount which OFCOM estimate would have been the qualifying revenue for the first complete accounting period of the licence holder falling within the period for which the licence would have been in force.
(4)In any other case, the maximum penalty is whichever is the greater of—
(a)£500,000; and
(b)7 per cent. of the qualifying revenue for the last complete accounting period of the licence holder falling within the licence period.
(5)A notice requiring a person to pay a penalty under this paragraph must specify the period within which it is to be paid.
(6)A financial penalty that must be paid by virtue of this paragraph by a body of any description shall also be recoverable—
(a)as a debt due to OFCOM from the person who controls the body; or
(b)if two or more persons control it, as a debt due jointly and severally from them all.
(7)Sub-paragraph (6) is in addition to the provision for the recovery of penalties contained in section 346, but the amount recovered in respect of any one penalty must not exceed the full amount of that penalty.
(8)References in this paragraph to a person controlling a body are references to his controlling it within the meaning of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 10 para. 12 in force at 29.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)
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