Part 1Sale and distribution: England and Wales

Retail licensing: Wales

21Financial penalties for breach of licence conditions: Wales

(1)A local weights and measures authority in Wales may impose a financial penalty on a person if satisfied that—

(a)the person has breached a condition attached to a personal licence or a premises licence, and

(b)the breach of that condition does not constitute an offence under section 20.

(2)The amount of the financial penalty must not exceed £2,500.

(3)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend the amount specified in subsection (2) for the purpose of reflecting inflation.

(4)Schedule 4 makes further provision about the imposition of financial penalties under this section.

(5)Regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

(6)In this section “personal licence” and “premises licence” have the meaning given by section 19(8).