Paragraph 5 Notices of intentI1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

(1)

Before issuing a compliance notice, redress notice or monetary penalty notice (“the principal notice”) to a regulated body, the Secretary of State must—

(a)

issue to the body a notice of intent, and

(b)

consider any representations made by the body in response to (and in accordance with) that notice.

(2)

A notice of intent is a notice that—

(a)

states the Secretary of State’s intention to issue the principal notice,

(b)

sets out the intended terms of that notice,

(c)

explains the Secretary of State’s reasons for intending to issue that notice, and

(d)

specifies the time by which, and manner in which, representations may be made.

(3)

A notice of intent may also—

(a)

state the Secretary of State’s intention to issue a costs notice in connection with the principal notice, and

(b)

give a general indication of the nature of the costs that the Secretary of State is likely to seek to recover by way of the costs notice.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 99(1)