Designated Business civil penalties charged

Summary

The request sought details on civil penalties charged under the Designated Business Act, including amounts, dates, and breached sections. The authority disclosed a breakdown of penalties imposed from 2019 to 2022, noting that most were £5,000 fines for unregistered business activity, with some mitigated or waived due to exceptional circumstances.

Key Facts

• Penalties were primarily imposed under Section 7 of the Designated Businesses (Registration and Oversight) Act 2015 for carrying on business without registration.
• The standard civil penalty amount is £5,000 per contravention.
• Between 2019 and 2022, a total of 12 penalties were recorded, with varying outcomes including full payment, mitigation, waiver, or appeal.
• The Authority has the discretion to mitigate or waive penalties if circumstances are deemed exceptional.
• Penalties collected are paid into the General Revenue of the Island.

Data Disclosed

• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• £5,000
• £1,500
• 3 penalties (2019)
• 3 penalties (2020)
• 5 penalties (2021)
• 1 penalty (2022)
• 12 months custody
• 2 years custody
• 28 days
• Section 7
• Section 30
• Article 6

Original Request

i would like to know what penalties had been charged as part of the Designated Business Act and the registration for the same.

I would appreciate it if information provided details:

the level of penatly charged

the date of the penalty

the section/ rule breached

thank you