Section 229 - Amount
666.This section provides that the amount of the fine for Case 6 of section 227, where an offence has been committed by a registered provider, may not exceed the maximum amount that the court could impose in those cases. In all other cases the maximum amount of penalty that the regulator may impose is £5,000. The Secretary of State may amend this maximum penalty of £5,000 by affirmative resolution order.