Employment Section 18: Enforcement
49.Section 18 covers the arrangements for enforcing a penalty imposed by the Secretary of State. Subsection (1) provides that the amount may be recovered as a debt. Subsection (2) restricts the matters that may be raised in proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty. In such proceedings, no question may be raised as to the employer's liability to the penalty or its amount, because the legislation provides a separate right of action in relation to these matters in section 17. Subsection (3) provides that any penalty money paid to the Secretary of State shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.