Section 18 Financial penalties for breach of licence conditions: EnglandI1

A local weights and measures authority or relevant district council in England may impose a financial penalty on a person if satisfied that—

The amount of the financial penalty must not exceed £2,500.

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the amount specified in subsection (2) for the purpose of reflecting inflation.

Schedule 2 makes further provision about the imposition of financial penalties under this section.

Regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

In this section—

• “personal licence” has the meaning given by section 16(8);

• “premises licence” has the meaning given by section 16(8);

• “relevant district council” means a district council that—

  1. (a)

     is specified as a licensing authority under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, and

  2. (b)

     is not a local weights and measures authority.