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(1)If the whole or any portion of a monetary penalty imposed is not paid by the date by which it is required to be paid, the unpaid balance from time to time carries interest at the statutory rate.
(2)Where an application has been made under section 203(3) or (4), the penalty is not required to be paid until the application has been determined, withdrawn or otherwise disposed of.
(3)Where an application has been made to appeal to a court in respect of a monetary penalty, the penalty is not required to be paid until the application has been determined, withdrawn or otherwise disposed of.
(4)If a portion of a monetary penalty imposed by an order of the court has not been paid by the date required for it, the court may, where it considers it appropriate to do so, by order require so much of the penalty as has not already been paid (and is capable of being paid immediately) to be paid immediately.
(5)If a portion of a monetary penalty imposed by virtue of a notice given by the CMA has not been paid by the date required for it, the CMA may, where it considers it appropriate to do so, by notice require so much of the penalty as has not already been paid (and is capable of being paid immediately) to be paid immediately.
(6)Where on an appeal under section 202 the court substitutes a penalty of a different nature or of a lesser amount, the court may require the payment of interest at the statutory rate on the substituted penalty from whatever date it considers appropriate (which may include a date before the determination of the appeal).
(7)In the case of a monetary penalty imposed on a firm that is not a body corporate, the penalty is to be paid out of the assets or funds of the firm.
(8)Sums received from a person towards payment of a monetary penalty must be paid—
(a)in the case of a penalty imposed by an order of the Court of Session or the Sheriff, into the Scottish Consolidated Fund;
(b)in the case of a penalty imposed by an order of a court in Northern Ireland, into the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland;
(c)in any other case, into the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
(9)In this section—
“monetary penalty” means a monetary penalty imposed under Chapter 3 or 4;
“the statutory rate” means the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838.
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I1S. 207 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
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