50MEnforcement

1

A penalty is to be treated as a debt owed to the Welsh Ministers.

2

The Welsh Ministers may—

a

charge interest on a penalty not paid during the period specified under section 50I(2)(d);

b

impose one or more additional penalties where a penalty is not paid during that period.

3

Interest and additional penalty are to be treated as penalty (and may have the effect of increasing the penalty above a limit set by section 50J).

4

A penalty notice may include provision allowing a discount if the penalty is paid on or before a date specified in the notice (falling within the period specified under section 50I(2)(d)).

5

A person to whom a penalty notice is given on the ground in Case 5 of section 50H may not be prosecuted for the offence by reference to which the penalty notice was given.