A local housing authority may impose a financial penalty under this subsection on a person if satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the person has breached the prohibition imposed by section 56(2) or (3).
If—
then the local housing authority may impose an additional financial penalty under this subsection on that person.
The amount of a financial penalty imposed under this section is to be determined by the authority imposing it, but must not be more than £7,000.
Subsection (2) does not enable a penalty to be imposed after the final notice in respect of the previous penalty has been withdrawn or quashed on appeal.
Where—
the local housing authority may impose a financial penalty under that subsection on the persons (or some of them) jointly, and if the local housing authority does so, the persons on whom the penalty is imposed are jointly and severally liable to pay it.
The Secretary of State may give guidance to local housing authorities about the exercise of their functions under this section.
Local housing authorities must have regard to any guidance issued under subsection (6).
The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the amount specified in subsection (3) to reflect changes in the value of money.
For the purposes of this section—