# Local Government Finance Act 1988, Paragraph 5D


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any penalty imposed under paragraph 5A above may —
(a) in a case which relates to a request for information made by a valuation officer, be recovered by the valuation officer concerned as a civil debt due to the valuation officer;
(b) in a case which relates to a request for information made by a billing authority in Wales, be recovered by the authority concerned as a civil debt due to the authority.
(2) No claim to recover any such penalty may be made—
(a) before the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 5C(2) above, or
(b) if an appeal is made under paragraph 5C above, before the appeal is finally disposed of.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/41/schedule/9/paragraph/5D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-act-1988/schedule-9/paragraph-5D
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