49.Subsection (1) provides that a person will be liable to a penalty of £100 if they fail to provide WRA with information or documents WRA has required them to provide in accordance with section 12(3).
50.A person will then have 30 days from the day the penalty notice is issued to provide the information required by section 12(3) to WRA before becoming liable to further penalties. This period of 30 days is known as the initial penalty period.
51.If a person has not given the required information to WRA by the end of the initial penalty period, the person is liable to a further penalty of £10 for each day after the end of the initial penalty period, up to and including the 30th day, on which the failure to provide the information or document continues. A person that continues to fail to provide the information or document is liable to a penalty of £1000 for the 31st day (after the end of the initial penalty period) on which the failure continues.
52.The section also states that the initial penalty period should not take into account any day on which a decision relating to the penalty under subsection (1) is the subject of an ongoing review or appeal.
Commentary on Sections Part 2 - Register of Visitor Accommodation Providers Section 13 - Penalties for failure to comply with a notice under section 12