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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984/schedule-3A/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/27",
  "legislation_title": "Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-act-1984",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Financial penalties",
  "text": "(1) The regulations may enable a licensing authority to impose a financial penalty in relation to—\n(a) the breach of the prohibition in section 22E(1) or the prohibition in section 22E(2) (providing a micromobility vehicle without a licence);\n(b) the breach of a condition included in a licence.\n(2) The amount of the financial penalty is to be specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations.\n(3) If the regulations confer power to impose a financial penalty in relation to the breach of the prohibition in section 22E(1) or the prohibition in section 22E(2) they must provide that a person is not liable to such a penalty in respect of conduct for which the person has been convicted of the offence under that section.\n(4) If the regulations confer power to impose a financial penalty, they must include provision—\n(a) requiring the licensing authority, before imposing a financial penalty on a person, to give the person written notice (a “notice of intent”) of the proposed financial penalty;\n(b) ensuring that the person is given an opportunity to make representations about the proposed financial penalty;\n(c) requiring the licensing authority, after the period for making representations, to decide whether to impose the financial penalty;\n(d) requiring the licensing authority, if it decides to impose the financial penalty, to give the person notice in writing (a “final notice”) imposing the penalty;\n(e) enabling a person on whom a financial penalty is imposed to appeal to a court or tribunal in accordance with the regulations;\n(f) as to the powers of the court or tribunal on such an appeal.\n(5) The provision that may be made by the regulations by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) includes provision—\n(a) enabling a notice of intent or final notice to be withdrawn or amended;\n(b) requiring the licensing authority to withdraw a final notice in circumstances specified in the regulations;\n(c) for a financial penalty to be increased by an amount specified in or determined in accordance with the regulations in the event of late payment;\n(d) as to how financial penalties are recoverable.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(6), Sch. 7 para. 1(3) (with s. 102)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/schedule/3A/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:33:57.488236+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}