Section 22F: Recovery of penalties

Water Industry Act 1991 · 1991 c. 56View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: APPOINTMENTMENT AND REGULATION OF UNDERTAKERS — CHAPTER II: ENFORCEMENT OF INSOLVENCY

Where a penalty imposed under section 22A(1) or (2) above, or any portion of it, has not been paid by the date on which it is required to be paid and—

no application relating to the penalty has been made under section 22E above during the period within which such an application can be made; or
an application has been made under that section and determined,

the enforcement authority may recover from the person, as a civil debt due to him or it, any of the penalty and any interest which has not been paid.

About this text

This legislation text comes from legislation.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These source and reuse terms cover the legislation text, not Remedy's commentary.

Reuse reviewed 21 August 2026 under Open Government Licence v3.0.