# The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 11: Financial penalties for breach of duties


(1) Where a local housing authority is satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that a private landlord has breached a duty under regulation 3, the authority may impose a financial penalty (or more than one penalty in the event of a continuing failure) in respect of the breach.
(2) A financial penalty—
(a) may be of such amount as the authority imposing it determines; but
(b) must not exceed £30,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-england-regulations-2020/regulation-11
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