Such penalties are not criminal under UK law (i.e. they are civil penalties), although they are regarded as “criminal” for the purposes of the ECHR.
Nid ydy cosbau o’r fath yn droseddol o dan gyfraith y DU (hy cosbau sifil ydynt), er eu bod yn cael eu hystyried yn rhai ‘troseddol’ at ddibenion Siarter Hawliau Dynol Ewrop.