Paragraph 1
England, Wales and Scotland
Where a person is requested by a billing authority to supply information under any provision included in regulations under paragraph 2, 3, 9 or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act, the authority may impose a penalty of F1£70 on him if—
he fails to supply the information in accordance with the provision; or
in purported compliance with the provision he knowingly supplies information which is inaccurate in a material particular.
In any case where—
a person is required by any provision included in regulations under paragraph 4, 5, 9 or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act to notify a billing authority; and
he fails without reasonable excuse to notify the authority in accordance with the provision,
the authority may impose a penalty of F2£70 on him.
Where a penalty has been imposed on a person under sub-paragraph (1) above and he is requested by the authority again to supply the same information under the same provision, the authority may impose a further penalty of F3£280 on him if—
he fails to supply the information in accordance with the provision; or
in purported compliance with the provision he knowingly supplies information which is inaccurate in a material particular.
Sub-paragraph (3) above applies each time the authority repeats a request.
A penalty under this paragraph shall be paid to the authority imposing it.
An authority may quash a penalty imposed by it under this paragraph.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(1) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(2)
- F2
Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(2) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(2)
- F3
Sum in Sch. 3 para. 1(3) substituted (1.5.2008) by Local Government Finance (England) (Substitution of Penalties) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/981), arts. 1(1), 2(3)