Regulation 11 Imposition of a financial penalty: main procedural requirements

(1)

As soon as practicable after imposing a financial penalty, the Secretary of State must give notice of the financial penalty.

(2)

The notice of the financial penalty must state —

(a)

that the Secretary of State has imposed a financial penalty on the relevant licensing body or a relevant person,

(b)

the amount of the financial penalty,

(c)

the acts or omissions which the Secretary of State considers constitute the contravention,

(d)

any other facts which the Secretary of State considers justify the imposition of a financial penalty; and

(e)

the period (not less than 28 days from the date of service of the notice on the relevant licensing body or relevant person) within which the financial penalty is to be paid.

(3)

A notice under this regulation must be given by—

(a)

serving a copy of the notice on the relevant licensing body and any relevant person upon whom a financial penalty is imposed, and

(b)

publishing the notice in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose of bringing the matters to which the notice relates to the attention of persons likely to be affected by them.