Part I Air traffic
Chapter I Air traffic services
F1Penalties
25AImposing penalties
1
The CAA may not impose a penalty on a person under paragraph 9 or 10 of Schedule B1 or paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule C1 for an act or omission if it has imposed a penalty on the person under one of those provisions in respect of the same act or omission.
2
Subsection (1) does not prevent the CAA imposing more than one penalty on a person in respect of acts or omissions that take place at different times or over different periods.
25BRecovering penalties
1
This section applies if all or part of a penalty imposed on a person under this Chapter is not paid within the period specified in the notice given in respect of the penalty under paragraph 12 of Schedule B1 or paragraph 6 of Schedule C1.
2
The unpaid balance carries interest from time to time at the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838.
3
The CAA may recover from any person as a debt due to the CAA—
a
the unpaid balance, and
b
any interest on the penalty that has not been paid.
4
Any sums received by the CAA by way of a penalty or interest under this Chapter must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
25CStatement of policy on penalties
1
The CAA must prepare and publish a statement of its policy with respect to—
a
imposing penalties under this Chapter, and
b
determining their amount.
2
The CAA may revise the statement of policy and, if it does so, it must publish the revised statement.
3
When imposing a penalty under this Chapter, or determining the amount of such a penalty, the CAA must have regard to the last statement of policy published before the act or omission in respect of which the penalty is to be imposed.
4
When preparing or revising a statement, the CAA must consult any persons that it considers appropriate.
Ss. 25A-25C and cross-heading inserted (29.6.2021) by Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (c. 12), ss. 10(5), 21(3)-(7); S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(b)