Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (c. 13)

Part 3 U.K. Civil sanctions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 3 modified (21.1.2010) by Video Recordings Act 2010 (c. 1), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 5 (with Sch. para. 2(2)6)

C2 Pt. 3 modified (18.10.2023) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), ss. 68(1), 88(3)(b); S.I. 2023/1096, art. 2(c)

Supplementary and general U.K.

69 Payment of penalties into Consolidated Fund etc U.K.

(1) Where pursuant to any provision made under or by virtue of this Part a regulator receives—

(a) a fixed monetary penalty, a variable monetary penalty or a non-compliance penalty under section 45(1),

(b) any interest or other financial penalty for late payment of such a penalty, or

(c) a sum paid in discharge of liability to a fixed monetary penalty pursuant to section 40(2)(b),

the regulator must pay it into the relevant Fund.

(2) In subsection (1) “relevant Fund” means—

(a) in a case where the regulator has functions only in relation to Wales, the Welsh Consolidated Fund,

(b) in a case where the regulator has functions only in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Consolidated Fund,

(c) in a case where the regulator has functions only in relation to Northern Ireland, the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland, and

(d) in any other case, the Consolidated Fund.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 Ss. 63-69 applied (with modifications) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 14(4)(5)21(2)

C4 Ss. 63-69 applied (with modifications) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), s. 10(4)(5)21(2)

C5 Ss. 63-69 modified (26.11.2018) by Space Industry Act 2018 (c. 5), ss. 59(4), 70(1); S.I. 2018/1224, reg. 2(vv)

C6 Ss. 63-70 applied (with modifications) (7.6.2023) by The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 2), ss. 17(3)(5), 22(1)