50.—(1) Where the regulator is satisfied that a person (“P”) is liable to a civil penalty under this Part the regulator must (subject to regulation 51) serve a notice on P.
(2) The penalty notice must specify—
(a)the regulation under which that liability arises;
(b)the amount of the civil penalty due;
(c)where appropriate, how that amount is calculated;
(d)whether or not P may be liable to a civil penalty in accordance with regulation 53(2)(b), 56(2)(b), 60(2)(b), 62(2)(b), 63(2)(b), 64(2)(b), 67(2)(b), 68(2)(b), or 69(2)(b) (an “additional daily penalty”); and
(e)if P will not be liable to an additional daily penalty, the date by which the penalty for which P is liable must be paid.
(3) Subject to regulation 51 and to paragraph (4), where the regulator is satisfied that P is liable to an additional daily penalty the regulator must, when the amount of that additional daily penalty can be determined, serve a notice on P specifying—
(a)the total amount of the civil penalties due; and
(b)the date by which that amount must be paid.
(4) In the case of an additional daily penalty under regulation 67(2)(b), a notice under paragraph (3) stating the amount of additional daily penalty that has accrued by the date of the notice may be served at such intervals as the regulator thinks fit.
(5) A civil penalty imposed by a penalty notice or an additional penalty notice must be paid to the regulator by the date specified in the notice.
(6) Any such civil penalty is recoverable by the regulator—
(a)as a civil debt; and
(b)where applicable, in accordance with regulation 39 and Schedule 9.
(7) the regulator must, as soon as is reasonably practicable—
(a)give notice to the authority of the service of any penalty notice or additional penalty notice; and
(b)pass to the authority any civil penalty that has been paid to the regulator.