# Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025, Section 55: Application to members etc of bodies

Extent: E+W

(1) Subsection (2) applies where the Minister considers that—
(a) a body has, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with a requirement mentioned in section 54, and
(b) a relevant individual in relation to the body has, without reasonable excuse, failed to prevent that failure.
(2) The Minister may impose a penalty under section 54 on the individual as well as on the body.
(3) In this section, “relevant individual” in relation to a body has the same meaning that it has in section 52.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/28/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-authorities-fraud-error-and-recovery-act-2025/section-55
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