Section 147 Monetary penalties: procedural rightsI1 I2

(1)

Before imposing a monetary penalty on a person under section 146, the Treasury must inform the person of its intention to do so.

(2)

The Treasury must also—

(a)

explain the grounds for imposing the penalty,

(b)

specify the amount of the penalty,

(c)

explain that the person is entitled to make representations, and

(d)

specify the period within which any such representations must be made.

(3)

If (having considered any representations), the Treasury decides to impose the penalty, the Treasury must—

(a)

inform the person of its decision,

(b)

explain that the person is entitled to seek a review by a Minister of the Crown, and

(c)

specify the period within which the person must inform the Treasury that the person wishes to seek such a review.

(4)

If the person seeks a review, the Minister may—

(a)

uphold the decision to impose the penalty and its amount,

(b)

uphold the decision to impose the penalty but substitute a different amount, or

(c)

cancel the decision to impose the penalty.

F1(5)

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(6)

If on a review under subsection (4) the Minister decides to uphold the Treasury's decision to impose the penalty and its amount, or to uphold the Treasury's decision to impose the penalty but to substitute a different amount, the person may appeal (on any ground) to the Upper Tribunal.

(7)

On an appeal under subsection (6), the Upper Tribunal may quash the Minister's decision and if it does so may—

(a)

quash the Treasury's decision to impose the penalty;

(b)

uphold that decision but substitute a different amount for the amount determined by the Treasury (or, in a case where the Minister substituted a different amount, by the Minister).

(8)

In this section, “Minister of the Crown” means the holder of an office in Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 147(5) omiitted (15.6.2022) by Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), ss. 55, 69(2); S.I. 2022/638, reg. 2

Commencement

I1: S. 147 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 183
I2: S. 147 in force at 1.4.2017 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2017/482, reg. 2

Notes on Part 8

Modifications

C1: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/792), regs. 1(3), 87; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C2: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600), regs. 1(2), 56; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 12(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C3: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/411), regs. 1(2), 118; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C4: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466), regs. 1(2), 47 (as amended by S.I. 2019/843, regs. 1(2), 4(e)); S.I. 2019/627, reg. 9(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C5: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1665), regs. 1(3), 74
C6: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Lebanon (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/612), regs. 1(2), 31; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 9
C7: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/616), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 10(2)
C8: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/461), regs. 1(2), 64; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 8(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C9: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1278), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 20(2)
C10: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/438), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 6(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C11: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/573), regs. 1(2), 50; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 11(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C12: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/753), regs. 1(2), 58; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 15(2)
C13: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/642), regs. 1(2), 71; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 12(2)
C14: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 5(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C15: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/707), regs. 1(2), 58; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 14(2)
C16: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/604), regs. 1(2), 57; S.I. 2019/627, reg. 13(2) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C17: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855), regs. 1(2), 88; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C18: Pt. 8 restricted (31.12.2020) by The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/948), regs. 1(2), 46; S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 16(2)
C19: Pt. 8 restricted (29.4.2021 at. 5.00 pm) by The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/496), regs. 1(3), 68
C20: Pt. 8 restricted (28.12.2022) by The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1281), regs. 1(2), 48

Section 147 Monetary penalties: procedural rightsI1I2