The local housing authority may impose a financial penalty on a person if satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that the person's conduct amounts to a relevant housing offence in respect of premises in England.
In this section "relevant housing offence" means an offence under—
Only one financial penalty under this section may be imposed on a person in respect of the same conduct.
The amount of a financial penalty imposed under this section is to be determined by the local housing authority, but must not be more than £30,000.
The local housing authority may not impose a financial penalty in respect of any conduct amounting to a relevant housing offence if—
Schedule 13A deals with—
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about how local housing authorities are to deal with financial penalties recovered.
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the amount specified in subsection (4) to reflect changes in the value of money.
For the purposes of this section a person's conduct includes a failure to act.