The Act Investigations by the adjudicator Section 10: Financial penalties under section 9
26.Under section 9, the adjudicator may impose a financial penalty on a pub-owning business if, following an investigation, the adjudicator concludes that the business has failed to comply with the code. The business becomes liable to pay the penalty when the adjudicator sends a notice under section 10 confirming that a penalty has been imposed, setting out the reason for the penalty, the amount, and when and how it is to be paid. The amount of the penalty may not exceed whatever maximum penalty is fixed by the Scottish Ministers (subsections (2) to (4)). The imposition and amount of the penalty may be appealed to the sheriff. Under existing legislation, the sheriff’s decision may be further appealed to the Sheriff Appeal Court.
27.Any money received from financial penalties must be paid into the Scottish Consolidated Fund (subsection (5)) rather than being kept by the adjudicator.