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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-political-parties-elections-and-referendums-civil-sanctions-order-2010/article-6",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111498163",
  "legislation_title": "The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-political-parties-elections-and-referendums-civil-sanctions-order-2010",
  "path": "article/6",
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  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Non-compliance penalties",
  "text": "(1) The amount of a non-compliance penalty must be determined by the Commission having regard to all the circumstances of the case and must not be less than £500 nor more than £20,000.\n(2) The notice imposing a non-compliance penalty must include information as to—\n(a) the grounds for imposing the non-compliance penalty;\n(b) the amount of the penalty;\n(c) the period within which payment must be made, which must not be less than 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice imposing the penalty is received;\n(d) rights of appeal; and\n(e) the consequences of failure to make payment within the specified period.\n(3) A non-compliance penalty must be paid to the Commission.\n(4) If the steps specified in the compliance notice or restoration notice are completed, and a certificate is issued by the Commission under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, within the period set for payment of the non-compliance penalty the Commission may by notice waive, or reduce the amount of, a non-compliance penalty.\n(5) An appeal under paragraph 9(3) of Schedule 19C against a notice imposing a non-compliance penalty must be made within 28 days of the day on which the notice was received.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“Non-compliance penalty” is defined at paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 19C."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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