http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/36/notesPostal servicesCouncil policies and plansLegislationTrading standardsConsumer complaintsExplanatory Notes to Postal Services Act 2000Department of Trade and IndustryKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-03-03 26 28 July 2000 55 Section 36 allows licence holders to appeal against penalties to the court (the High Court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland or the Court of Session in Scotland). The court may quash the penalty or order a reduction in the penalty or in certain cases substitute a different date for payment of the penalty.