PART 8U.K.Civil penalties and breaches

CHAPTER 1U.K.Civil penalties

Discretion in waiving, imposition and modification of civil penaltiesU.K.

42.—(1) Where the compliance body considers appropriate, it may—

(a)waive a civil penalty,

(b)allow additional time to pay any financial penalty,

(c)impose a lower financial penalty, or substitute a lower financial penalty where one has already been imposed, or

(d)modify the application of a publication penalty.

(2) Where, at any time before a financial penalty is due to be paid, the compliance body ceases to be satisfied that the responsible undertaking is liable for that penalty, it may serve a further notice on that undertaking—

(a)withdrawing the penalty notice, or

(b)modifying the penalty notice.