# The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 4: Civil penalties

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The enforcement authority may require a person to pay a penalty if the enforcement authority is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that the person has committed an offence mentioned in paragraph 1(1), (3), (4) or (5).
(2) But the enforcement authority may not require a person to pay a penalty if—
(a) the person shows that there was a reasonable excuse for committing the offence, or
(b) criminal proceedings have been instituted against the person in respect of the same offence.
(3) A penalty imposed under this paragraph may not exceed £50,000 per offence.
(4) The penalty is payable to the enforcement authority on demand.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/818/schedule/4/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-approval-regulations-2020/schedule-4/paragraph-4
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