# The Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 3: Compliance notices

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where the Secretary of State has—
(a) issued a provisional notice under paragraph 2(1); and
(b) the period referred to in paragraph 2(2) has expired,
the Secretary of State may issue a compliance notice to the relevant Union importer.
(2) A compliance notice issued under sub-paragraph (1) must inform the relevant Union importer of—
(a) the Secretary of State's position in respect of any written representations made by the Union importer under paragraph 2(2);
(b) the grounds for the compliance notice, which must have been contained in the provisional notice issued under paragraph 2(1);
(c) the requirements of the compliance notice;
(d) the period or periods within which the requirements specified in the compliance notice must be met;
(e) the Union importer's right to apply for a review of the compliance notice under sub-paragraph (3); and
(f) the consequences of failing to comply with a compliance notice.
(3) A Union importer which has been issued a compliance notice under sub-paragraph (1) may, within 28 days beginning on the day that that compliance notice is served, apply to the Secretary of State for a review of the compliance notice on the following grounds—
(a) the issuing of a compliance notice was based on a material error of fact;
(b) the issuing of a compliance notice is wrong in law; or
(c) the requirements that are specified in the compliance notice are unreasonable.
(4) On an application for a review of the compliance notice under sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary of State must decide whether to vary, revoke or uphold the compliance notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1664/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conflict-minerals-compliance-northern-ireland-eu-exit-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-3
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