8 Financial penalties

8  Financial penalties

(1)     Where an enforcement authority is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has breached section 1 or 2 or Schedule 2, the authority may impose a financial penalty on the person in respect of the breach.

(2)     The financial penalty—

(a)     may be of such amount as the authority determines, but

(b)     subject to subsection (3), must not exceed £5,000.

(3)     If the enforcement authority is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has committed an offence under section

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