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Version date: 1 January 2025 - onwards
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94AB. Penalties under section 94AA: amount

(1) A penalty under section 94AA(1) is to be such amount as the appropriate authority considers appropriate.

(2) The amount must be -

(a) a fixed amount,

(b) an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, or

(c) a combination of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate.

(3) A penalty imposed under section 94AA(1) on a person who does not own or control an enterprise must not -

(a) in the case of a fixed amount, exceed £30,000;

(b) in the case of an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, exceed £15,000 per day;

(c) in the case of a fixed amount and an amount calculated by reference to a daily rate, exceed such fixed amount and such amount per day.

(4) A penalty imposed under section 94AA(1) on any other person must not -

(a) in the case of a fixed amount, exceed 5% of the total value of the turnover (both in and outside the United Kingdom) of the enterprises owned or controlled by the person on whom it is imposed;