http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/10/section/55Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-07-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 5CHAPTER 1 55 1 The Welsh Ministers may give a penalty notice to a person if they are satisfied that the person has committed an offence under this Act. 2 A penalty notice is a notice offering the person the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence to which the notice relates by payment to the Welsh Ministers of a sum specified in the notice in accordance with the terms of the notice. 3 If a person is given a penalty notice, proceedings for the offence to which the notice relates may not be brought before the end of such period as may be specified in the notice. 4 If a person that is given a penalty notice pays the sum specified in the notice in accordance with the terms of the notice, the person cannot be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates. 5 The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision— a as to the form and content of penalty notices; b as to the sum payable under a penalty notice and the time within which it is to be paid (including provision permitting a different sum to be payable in relation to different offences and according to the time by which it is paid); c determining the ways in which a sum may be paid; d as to the records to be kept in relation to penalty notices; e about the circumstances in which a penalty notice may be withdrawn, including provision about— i the repayment of any sum paid before a notice is withdrawn, and ii the circumstances in which proceedings for an offence may not be brought despite the withdrawal of a notice. S. 55 in force at 4.3.2030, see s. 61(2)(b)