ECSH82525 - Sanctions for non-compliance: financial penalties: introduction

Introduction

Regulation 76(2)(a) of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) permits HMRC to impose a financial penalty of ‘such an amount as it considers appropriate’ on any person (P), see ECSH82575 for the definition of a person, that has contravened a relevant requirement.

Regulation 76(3) permits HMRC to impose a financial penalty on another person who was at the material time an officer of P if that person was knowingly concerned in a contravention of a relevant requirement, see ECSH82810.

Regulation 76(4) does not permit us to impose a financial penalty on P for a contravention of a relevant requirement if the decision maker is satisfied that P took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to ensure that the requirement would be complied with.