Part 1U.K.Public protection requirements

Monetary penaltiesU.K.

19Daily penaltiesU.K.

(1)This section applies if a penalty notice is given to a person in respect of a contravention of a requirement imposed by a compliance notice or restriction notice.

(2)The penalty notice may, in addition to requiring the person to pay a non-compliance penalty, require the person to pay daily penalties to the Security Industry Authority.

(3)A “daily penalty” is a specified amount that must be paid, within a specified period, for each day on which the contravention continues after the end of the period specified for payment of the non-compliance penalty.

(4)In subsection (3) “specified” means specified in the penalty notice.

(5)The amount of each daily penalty must not exceed—

(a)if the contravention relates to standard duty premises, £500;

(b)if the contravention relates to enhanced duty premises or a qualifying event, £50,000.

(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsection (5)(a) or (b) so as to substitute a different figure for the figure for the time being specified.