Schedules
Schedule 2Further provision about fixed monetary penalties under section 35
Guidance as to enforcement of offences
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1
Where an order under section 35 confers powers to impose a fixed monetary penalty in relation to an offence, the Department must prepare and publish guidance about how the offence is enforced.
2
The guidance must include guidance as to—
a
the sanctions (including criminal sanctions) to which a person who commits the offence may be liable,
b
the action which the Department may take to enforce the offence, whether by virtue of section 35 or otherwise, and
c
the circumstances in which the Department is likely to take any such action.
3
The Department may from time to time revise guidance published by it under this paragraph and publish the revised guidance.
4
The Department must consult such persons as it considers appropriate before publishing any guidance or revised guidance under this paragraph.