VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA
A 792
PART VI
Administrative Fines and Penalties
Administrative
fines.
20. (1) Where the Commissioner imposes an administrative
fine, he shall by order in writing require the controller or processor, as
the case may be, to pay such administrative fine, which shall be due
to the Commissioner as a civil debt:
Provided that such order shall be subject to the appeal
procedure as established under article 26.
Cap. 12.
(2) In the absence of an appeal, the decision of the
Commissioner shall become final and shall constitute an executive
title for the purposes of Title VII of the Code of Organization and
Civil Procedure as if the decision had been ordered by a judgement of
a court of civil jurisdiction.
(3) Where a notice imposing an administrative fine is served
on a person and (a)
such person fails to appeal within such time as an
appeal may be entered under article 26, and fails to pay the fine
so imposed; or
(b) such person appeals within such time to the Tribunal
and the appeal is withdrawn or the Tribunal confirms the fine in
the amount fixed by the Commissioner or in an amount reduced
by it and no further appeal is filed with the Court of Appeal, or
if an appeal is filed with the Court of Appeal and such Court
either confirms the decision taken or decides that a penalty is
due in another amount, or the imposed penalty is not paid within
fifteen days from the date of the decision or the withdrawal of
the appeal, or the date when the Tribunal or the Court of Appeal
confirms or varies the penalty as aforesaid,
the Commissioner shall be entitled to take civil action to recover the
amount due.
Administrative
fines on public
authorities or
bodies.
21. The Commissioner may, after giving due regard to the
circumstances of the case pursuant to Article 83(2) of the Regulation,
impose an administrative fine on a public authority or body:
Provided that such a fine shall not exceed twenty-five
thousand euro (€25,000) for each violation and, additionally, the
Commissioner may impose a daily fine payment of twenty-five euro
(€25) for each day during which such violation persists, which fine
shall be determined and imposed by the Commissioner in accordance