# Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, Section 51: Combination of sanctions


(1) Provision may not be made under section 39 and section 42 conferring powers on a regulator in relation to the same offence unless it secures that—
(a) the regulator may not serve a notice of intent referred to in section 40(2)(a) on a person in relation to any act or omission where a discretionary requirement has been imposed on that person in relation to that act or omission, and
(b) the regulator may not serve a notice of intent referred to in section 43(2)(a) on a person in relation to any act or omission where—
(i) a fixed monetary penalty has been imposed on that person in relation to that act or omission, or
(ii) the person has discharged liability to a fixed monetary penalty in relation to that act or omission pursuant to section 40(2)(b).
(2) Provision may not be made under section 39 and section 46 conferring powers on a regulator in relation to the same offence unless it secures that—
(a) the regulator may not serve a notice of intent referred to in section 40(2)(a) on a person in relation to any act or omission where a stop notice has been served on that person in relation to that act or omission, and
(b) the regulator may not serve a stop notice on a person in relation to any act or omission where—
(i) a fixed monetary penalty has been imposed on that person in relation to that act or omission, or
(ii) the person has discharged liability to a fixed monetary penalty in relation to that act or omission pursuant to section 40(2)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/13/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-51
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