Regulation 14 Objection to a civil penalty
A person in receipt of a notice of civil penalty may object to the penalty by serving on the enforcement authority a notice of objection before the end of the period of 28 days after the date of the notice of civil penalty.
The notice of objection must be in writing and must set out the reasons for the objection.
Where a notice of objection is served any sum required to be paid as a civil penalty is not payable before the end of the period of 28 days after the date of a notice under regulation 15(3).
Where the objection to the civil penalty is withdrawn before a notice under regulation 15(3) is served, payment of the civil penalty must be made—
within the period for payment specified in the notice of civil penalty, or
where the period for payment in the notice of civil penalty has expired, within 7 days of withdrawal of the objection.