# Housing (Wales) Measure 2011, Section 62: Enforcement


After section 50L of the Housing Act 1996 insert—
“Enforcement
50M (1) A penalty is to be treated as a debt owed to the Welsh Ministers.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may—
(a) charge interest on a penalty not paid during the period specified under section 50I(2)(d);
(b) impose one or more additional penalties where a penalty is not paid during that period.
(3) Interest and additional penalty are to be treated as penalty (and may have the effect of increasing the penalty above a limit set by section 50J).
(4) A penalty notice may include provision allowing a discount if the penalty is paid on or before a date specified in the notice (falling within the period specified under section 50I(2)(d)).
(5) A person to whom a penalty notice is given on the ground in Case 5 of section 50H may not be prosecuted for the offence by reference to which the penalty notice was given.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/5/section/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-measure-2011/section-62
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