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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/13",
  "legislation_title": "Parliamentary Standards Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-standards-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) If sub-paragraph (3) or (4) applies to a member of the House of Commons, the Compliance Officer may by notice (a “penalty notice”) impose a penalty on the member.\n(2) A “penalty” means a sum of money payable by the member to the IPSA.\n(3) This sub-paragraph applies if the Compliance Officer has made a finding under section 9(5) that the member has without reasonable excuse failed to comply with a requirement under section 9(3) (provision of information to Compliance Officer).\n(4) This sub-paragraph applies if the Compliance Officer is satisfied that the member has without reasonable excuse failed to comply with any requirement contained in a repayment direction.\n(5) The Compliance Officer must send a copy of the penalty notice to the IPSA.\n(6) References in this Part of this Schedule to a member of the House of Commons include a former member of that House.\n(7) In this Schedule “penalty notice” and “penalty” have the meanings given by this paragraph.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 inserted (27.7.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 34(2), 52, Sch. 4; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(d)(g) (with arts. 4, 5)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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