Tenant Fees Act 2019

Final notice

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4(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.