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UK Law Reference
All sections of Energy Act 2016
2016 c. 20, s.46

Section 46 — Payment of financial penalty

This version in force from 2016-10-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) If a financial penalty notice is given jointly to two or more persons, those persons are jointly and severally liable to pay the financial penalty under it.

(2) A financial penalty payable under a financial penalty notice is to be recoverable as a civil debt if it is not paid before the end of the period specified under section 44(2)(c)(ii).

(3) Money received by the OGA under a financial penalty notice must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.