{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-aviation-fuel-act-2026/section-11",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/9",
  "legislation_title": "Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-aviation-fuel-act-2026",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Financial penalties",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may impose a financial penalty on a person other than the designated counterparty if—\n(a) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has breached a requirement imposed by levy regulations, and\n(b) the requirement was, at the time of the breach, specified in the levy regulations as a requirement in respect of the breach of which a financial penalty may be imposed.\n(2) The Secretary of State may impose a financial penalty on a person if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person has breached a requirement imposed by regulations under section 10(1)(b).\n(3) The amount of the financial penalty imposed under this section must not exceed the lesser of—\n(a) £100,000, and\n(b) an amount equal to 10% of turnover of the person on whom it is imposed.\n(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations—\n(a) amend the amount specified in subsection (3)(a) in light of inflation;\n(b) make provision as to how a person’s turnover is to be determined for the purposes of subsection (3)(b).\n(5) The Schedule makes further provision about financial penalties under this section.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 11 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 19(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/9/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:42:26.922743+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."
}