C1Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 7Enforcement powers
Penalty
234Enforcement
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A penalty shall be treated as a debt owed to the regulator.
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The Treasury may make regulations authorising the regulator—
a
to charge interest on penalty not paid during the period specified under section 228(2)(d);
b
to impose one or more additional penalties where a penalty is not paid during that period.
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Interest and additional penalty shall be treated as penalty (and may have the effect of increasing the penalty above a limit set by section 229).
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Regulations under subsection (2)(a) may provide for an interest rate to be—
a
set by a specified person, or
b
determined in accordance with the regulations.
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A penalty notice may include provision allowing a discount if the penalty is paid on or before a date specified in the notice (falling within the period specified under section 228(2)(d)).
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A person to whom a penalty notice is given on the ground in Case 6 of section 227 may not be prosecuted for the offence by reference to which the penalty notice was given.
Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 69(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 911141517)