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I1C1C212Penalty: enforcement
1
Where a penalty has not been paid before the date specified in the penalty notice in accordance with section 9(2)(b), it may be recovered as a debt due to the Secretary of State.
2
Where a notice of objection is given in respect of a penalty notice, the Secretary of State may not take steps to enforce the penalty notice before—
a
deciding what to do in response to the notice of objection, and
b
informing the objector.
3
The Secretary of State may not take steps to enforce a penalty notice while an appeal under section 11—
a
could be brought (disregarding any possibility of an appeal out of time with permission), or
b
has been brought and has not been determined or abandoned.
4
In proceedings for the recovery of a penalty no question may be raised as to the matters specified in sections 10 and 11 as grounds for objection or appeal.
5
Money received by the Secretary of State in respect of a penalty shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.