Section 391G Financial penalty: procedureC1C4C5F1C2C3C6
Before imposing a penalty on a recognised professional body, the Secretary of State must give notice to the body—
stating that the Secretary of State proposes to impose a penalty and the amount of the proposed penalty,
specifying the requirement in question,
stating why the Secretary of State is satisfied as mentioned in section 391F(1), and
specifying a period within which the body may make written representations with respect to the proposal.
The period specified under subsection (1)(d)—
must begin with the date on which the notice is given to the body, and
must not be less than 28 days.
On the expiry of that period, the Secretary of State must decide—
whether to impose a penalty, and
whether the penalty should be the amount stated in the notice or a reduced amount.
The Secretary of State must give notice of the decision to the body.
Where the Secretary of State decides to impose a penalty, the notice under subsection (4) must—
state that the Secretary of State has imposed a penalty on the body and its amount,
specify the requirement in question and state—
why it appears to the Secretary of State that the requirement has not been complied with, or
where, by that time, the requirement has been complied with, why it appeared to the Secretary of State when giving the notice under subsection (1) that the requirement had not been complied with, and
specify a time by which the penalty is required to be paid.
The time specified under subsection (5)(c) must be at least three months after the date on which the notice under subsection (4) is given to the body.
Where the Secretary of State decides to impose a penalty, the Secretary of State must publish the notice under subsection (4).
The Secretary of State may rescind or reduce a penalty imposed on a recognised professional body; and, where doing so, the Secretary of State—
must give the body notice that the penalty has been rescinded or reduced to the amount stated in the notice, and
must publish the notice; and it must (if possible) be published in the same manner as that in which the notice under subsection (4) was published.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ss. 391D-391K and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2015 immediately after 2015 c. 20, s. 17 comes into force) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 139(1), 164(1); S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 3(a)
Modifications
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Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15A (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(4))
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Ss. 391A-391T applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Banking Act 2009 (2009 c. 1), s. 145 Table 2 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 5(10))
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Ss. 391A-391T applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Banking Act 2009 (2009 c. 1), s. 103 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 5(4))
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Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (1992 c. 40), Sch. 10 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 3)
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Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(3))
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Ss. 390-391T applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), regs. 2, 37 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4, 11)
Notes on Part XIII
Modifications
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Pt. 13 (ss. 388-398) modified by S.I. 1990/1392, art. 7
Pt. 13 (ss. 388-398) modified (1.2.1993) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), ss. 23, Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1(a) (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch. 3
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Pt. 13 (ss. 388-398) applied (with modifications) (1.2.1993) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), ss. 21(1), 22, 23, Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1(a) (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch. 3
Pt. 13 (ss. 388-398) applied (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, arts. 4(3)(d), 6(3)(d)
Pt. 13 (ss. 388-398) applied (with modifications) (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, arts. 8(4)(5)(8)(9), 10(2)(3)(6), Sch. 4 Pt. II, Sch. 7
Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (5.10.2004) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20), ss. 171(3), 198; S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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Third Group of Parts (Pts. 12-19) applied to limited liability partnerships (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1090, reg. 5, Schs. 3, 4 (as amended: (4.3.2004) by S.I. 2004/355, art. 10; (1.10.2005) by S.I. 2005/1989, reg. 3, Sch. 2 (with reg. 4); (8.12.2017) by The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1119), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pts. 2, 3; and (16.2.2021) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/60), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 (with reg. 3(2)))
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Pts. 12-19 applied (with modifications) in part (E.W.) (2.1.2013) by The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3013), reg. 1, Sch. para. 1(2)(a)(3)-(7) (as amended (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 3 para. 49(3) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2)); (7.7.2020) by The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/710), regs. 1, 4 (with reg. 6) (which affecting legislation is revoked and this amendment reversed (13.8.2020) by The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/856), regs. 1(2), 2); and (13.8.2020 immediately after the coming into force of S.I. 2020/856, reg. 2) by The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/856), regs. 1(3), 5 (with reg. 7))
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Pts. 12-19 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2014) by The Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/229), arts. 1, 4(c), Sch. 3 (as amended (13.3.2018) by The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/208), regs. 1(3), 15(4)(b); and (18.7.2020) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) (Amendment) and Consequential Amendments Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/744), arts. 1, 8)
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Third Group of Parts (Pts. 12-19) applied (with modifications) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), reg. 2, Sch. 1 para. 3 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4)