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Section 222 Financial penaltyI1

(1)

Banknote regulations may enable the Bank of England to impose a penalty on an authorised bank that fails to comply with banknote regulations or rules.

(2)

A penalty—

(a)

shall be paid to the Bank of England, and

(b)

is enforceable by the Bank of England as a debt.

(3)

Banknote regulations must establish a method for determining the maximum amount of a penalty.

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S. 222 in force at 12.11.2009 for specified purposes and 23.11.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3000, arts. 2, 3