# Energy Act 2016, Section 46: Payment of financial penalty


(1) If a financial penalty notice is given jointly to two or more persons, those persons are jointly and severally liable to pay the financial penalty under it.
(2) A financial penalty payable under a financial penalty notice is to be recoverable as a civil debt if it is not paid before the end of the period specified under section 44(2)(c)(ii).
(3) Money received by the OGA under a financial penalty notice must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/20/section/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2016/section-46
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