Section 63M | Penalties ^F1

(1)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for the imposition of a financial penalty where—

(a)a person has been given a notice under section 63K(1) or (2) and it has not been withdrawn,

(b)the time limit for requesting a review under section 63K(4) has expired and, if a review has been requested, the time limit for appealing under section 63L has expired, and

(c)the person has failed to pay an amount due to a billing authority or the Welsh Ministers in consequence of having made an artificial non-domestic rating avoidance arrangement.

(2)The maximum penalty that may be specified in the regulations is £500 plus 3% of the rateable value of the hereditament on the date of the notice under section 63K(1) or (2).

(3)The artificial non-domestic rating avoidance arrangement is to be ignored when determining the rateable value of the hereditament for the purposes of subsection (2).

(4)Any sum received by way of penalty under this section is to be paid into the Welsh Consolidated Fund.

(5)The regulations may make further provision in relation to the collection and enforcement of penalties under this section.

(6)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (2) by substituting a different amount for the penalty for the time being specified in that subsection.