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23.—(1) Where the Secretary of State proposes to require a business purchaser to pay a civil penalty or pay compensation, the Secretary of State must first give them a notice of intent.
(2) A “notice of intent” is a written notice including—
(a)a description of the breach which the Secretary of State considers has been committed;
(b)the evidence being relied upon;
(c)the requirement under regulation 21(1) the Secretary of State proposes to impose; and
(d)a statement that the business purchaser has a right to make representations in accordance with regulation 24 and how to make such representations.
(3) Before the expiry of 7 days beginning with the day after the day on which the Secretary of State gives a notice of intent, the Secretary of State must send —
(a)a copy of the notice of intent to the producer; and
(b)where the Secretary of State proposes to require the business purchaser to pay compensation to a producer, a written notice setting out that producer’s right to make representations in respect of the compensation.
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