# Pensions Act 2008, Section 52: Penalty notices


(1) The Regulator may issue a penalty notice to an employer if the Regulator is of the opinion that the employer—
(a) has contravened section 50, or
(b) has failed to comply with a compliance notice under section 51.
(2) A penalty notice is a notice requiring the person to whom it is issued to pay a penalty within the period specified in the notice.
(3) The penalty—
(a) is to be determined in accordance with regulations, and
(b) must not exceed £50,000.
(4) A penalty notice must—
(a) state the amount of the penalty;
(b) state the date, which must be at least 4 weeks after the date on which the notice is issued, by which the penalty must be paid;
(c) specify the contravention or failure to which the notice relates;
(d) notify the employer of the review process under section 43 and the right to make a reference under section 44 (as applied by section 53).
(5) Section 42 (penalty notices: recovery) applies to a penalty payable under this section, and to a notice under this section, as it applies to a penalty payable under section 40, and to a notice under that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/30/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-act-2008/section-52
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