11.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has committed a VMP offence, the Secretary of State may, in accordance with this Part, impose a variable monetary penalty on the person in relation to the offence.
(2) An offence is a “VMP offence” if—
(a)the offence is contained in a provision specified in column 1 of any of the tables in the Schedule; and
(b)“Yes” is set out in the corresponding entry in column 4.
(3) A “variable monetary penalty”, in relation to a VMP offence, is a requirement to pay to the Secretary of State a penalty of an amount determined by the Secretary of State.
(4) The amount of any variable monetary penalty must not exceed £50,000.