If the FCA considers that—
has contravened any provision of listing rules, it may impose on him a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.
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If the FCA considers—
it may impose on the person a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.
If, in the case of a contravention by a person referred to in subsection (1), ... ... or (1B)(a)(ii) or (b) ("P"), the FCA considers that another person who was at the material time a director of P was knowingly concerned in the contravention, it may impose upon him a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.
If—
the FCA may impose upon A a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.
In subsection (2A) "relevant officer" of a person means—
If the FCA is entitled to impose a penalty on a person under this section in respect of a particular matter it may, instead of imposing a penalty on him in respect of that matter, publish a statement censuring him.
Nothing in this section prevents the FCA from taking any other steps which it has power to take under this Part.
A penalty under this section is payable to the FCA.
The FCA may not take action against a person under this section after the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the first day on which it knew of the contravention unless proceedings against that person, in respect of the contravention, were begun before the end of that period.
For the purposes of subsection (6)—