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Regulation 23 Withdrawal of noticesI1

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation applies if a relevant local authority considers that a penalty notice which an authorised officer acting on its behalf has given to a person (“P”) ought not to have been given.

(2)

The relevant local authority may give a notice to P withdrawing the penalty notice.

(3)

If it does so—

(a)

it must repay any amount which has been paid by way of penalty in pursuance of the penalty notice; and

(b)

no proceedings may be brought or continued against P for the offence in question.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 23 in force at 8.10.2020 for specified purposes and 1.5.2021 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(2)