57.This section states that if a person fails to apply for removal from the register in accordance with section 14(1) they will be liable to a penalty of £100.
58.A person will then have 30 days from the day the penalty notice was issued to apply for removal from the register or recommence providing or offering to provide visitor accommodation. This period of 30 days is known as the initial penalty period.
59.If a person has not applied for removal from the register or has not recommenced providing or offering to provide visitor accommodation 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 apply for removal from the register or recommence providing or offering to provide visitor accommodation continues. Liability to that daily penalty ceases should a person either apply for removal from the register in accordance with section 14(1) or should they recommence providing or offering to provide visitor accommodation.
60.If a person fails to remove themselves from the register after the 30-day period in which penalties accrue, and they do not provide or offer to provide visitor accommodation, they will incur an additional penalty of £1000 on the 31st day of non-compliance.
61.The section also states that the initial penalty period should not take into account any pending reviews or appeals.
Commentary on Sections Part 2 - Register of Visitor Accommodation Providers Section 15 – Penalties where a person fails to apply for removal from the register