# Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, Section 20: Further provision about civil penalties


Regulations may make further provision about civil penalties; and in particular may—
(a) specify circumstances in which a penalty may not be imposed;
(b) specify steps that the Registrar must take before imposing a penalty;
(c) set a minimum for the period which must be specified under section 15(2)(d) or 16(2)(d);
(d) require other matters to be specified in a notice under either of those sections;
(e) specify a maximum period that may elapse between the service of a notice under section 15 and the service of a penalty notice under section 16;
(f) provide for the reviewing of a decision to impose a penalty;
(g) make provision about the variation or cancellation under section 16(7) of penalty notices;
(h) impose duties on the Registrar about the keeping of accounts and other records in relation to penalties;
(i) allow for the charging of interest, or an additional penalty, if a penalty is paid late.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/4/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transparency-of-lobbying-non-party-campaigning-and-trade-union-administration-act-2014/section-20
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