Gas Supply Act 2003

This section applies if—

action (a civil penalty proceeding) is taken against or in relation to a person, consisting of—

an application under section 270W for a civil penalty order; or

a referral under section 270ZB to the regulator and any decision in relation to the referral that involves the imposition of a civil penalty; and

a criminal proceeding has been started, or has already been started, against the person for an offence; and

the conduct that constitutes the offence is the same, or substantially the same, as the conduct the subject of the civil penalty proceeding.

The civil penalty proceeding must be stayed or not continued.

However, the civil penalty proceeding may be resumed if, at the end of the criminal proceeding, there is no conviction for the offence.

Evidence in the civil penalty proceeding of information given, or documents produced, by a person is not admissible in evidence in the criminal proceeding.

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