SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Financial penalties etc
4Final notice
1
After the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 3 the enforcement authority must—
a
decide whether to impose a financial penalty on the person, and
b
if it decides to do so, decide the amount of the penalty.
2
If the enforcement authority decides to impose a financial penalty, it must serve a notice on the person (a “final notice”) imposing that penalty.
3
The final notice must require the penalty to be paid within the relevant period.
4
In sub-paragraph (3) “the relevant period” means—
a
in relation to a financial penalty under section 8, the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice is served;
b
in relation to an amount which is required to be paid under section 10(2), (5) or (8) or 11(1), the period specified in the notice.
5
A period specified as mentioned in sub-paragraph (4)(b) must be a period of at least 7 days but not more than 14 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice is served.
6
The final notice must set out—
a
the date on which the final notice is served,
b
the amount of the financial penalty,
c
the reasons for imposing the penalty,
d
information about how to pay the penalty,
e
the period for payment of the penalty,
f
information about rights of appeal, and
g
the consequences of failure to comply with the notice.