Paragraph 14 Issue of a compliance notice

An enforcement authority may, by notice (a “compliance notice”), impose a requirement on a person to take such steps as the authority may specify, within such period as the authority may specify, to secure that the contravention of a requirement does not continue or recur in relation to an act or a contravention of a requirement mentioned in the CS Table, if the CS Table indicates such penalty is possible for the act or contravention.

Before imposing any such requirement, the enforcement authority must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for considering that the person has contravened or will contravene the relevant requirement.

A requirement must not be imposed on a person on more than one occasion in relation to the same act or omission unless the act or omission is a continuing act or omission.

But sub-paragraph (3) does not prevent an equivalent requirement being imposed on a person in a compliance notice if any earlier requirement imposed on that person in relation to the same act or omission has first been withdrawn.