Part 1Leasehold houses
Enforcement
18Financial penalties
1
An enforcement authority may impose a financial penalty on a person if the authority is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has breached a leasehold house restriction.
2
The amount of a penalty for a breach is to be such amount as the authority determines but—
a
is not to be less than £500, and
b
is not to be more than £30,000.
3
Conduct within any one of the following paragraphs is to be regarded as a single breach of one leasehold house restriction—
a
b
c
Subsection (5) is to be read in accordance with this subsection.
4
5
The following are to be regarded as separate breaches—
a
breaches by the same person of the same leasehold house restriction in relation to different leases, and
b
breaches by the same person of different leasehold house restrictions in relation to the same lease,
and accordingly an enforcement authority may impose a separate penalty in relation to each breach (or may impose a single penalty of an amount equal to the total of the amounts of the penalties that could have been separately imposed).
6
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend an amount for the time being specified in subsection (2) to reflect a change in the value of money.
7
A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (6) is subject to the negative procedure.
8
Schedule 2 contains further provision about financial penalties under this section.