64. Recovery of financial penalties

Any person who fails to pay any financial penalty imposed by the Authority by the date specified in an order under section 20(2) or (3) or 40(2) or (3) or, where there is an appeal to the Minister, by the date specified by the Minister, is liable to pay to the Authority interest on the amount unpaid at the same rate as for a judgment debt.

Any financial penalty payable pursuant to an order under section 20(2) or (3) or 40(2) or (3), and any interest under subsection (1), is recoverable by the Authority, or any person duly authorised by the Authority to act on the Authority’s behalf, as a debt due to the Government.

The Authority may, in any case in which the Authority thinks fit, waive, remit or refund in whole or in part any financial penalty imposed or any interest due on any financial penalty.

Any financial penalty and any interest on any financial penalty collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

In any proceedings for the recovery of any financial penalty or interest due on any financial penalty which any person is liable to pay, a certificate purporting to be issued by the Authority certifying the amount of the financial penalty or interest due on the financial penalty that is payable by the person is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.