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Article 5 Recovery of paymentsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the Commissionf1 may recover a fixed monetary penalty, variable monetary penaltyf2, F1non-compliance penalty, or any interest or other financial penalty for late payment on the order of a court, as if payable under a court order.

(2)

In Scotland, the Commission may recover a fixed monetary penalty, variable monetary penalty, F2non-compliance penalty, or any interest or other financial penalty for late payment as a civil debt.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 5(1) inserted (14.2.2014) by The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/335), arts. 1, 3(2)

F2

Words in art. 5(2) inserted (14.2.2014) by The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/335), arts. 1, 3(3)

Commencement

I1

Art. 5 in force at 1.12.2010, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

“The Commission” is defined in section 1(1) of the 2000 Act.

f2

“Variable monetary penalty” is defined at paragraph 5(7) of Schedule 19C.