# The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 1: Notice of intent


(1) Before imposing a financial penalty on a private landlord for a breach of a duty under regulation 3, a local housing authority must serve a notice on the private landlord of its intention to do so (a “notice of intent”).
(2) The notice of intent must be served before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the first day on which the authority is satisfied, in accordance with regulation 11, that the private landlord is in breach (“the relevant day”), subject to sub-paragraph (3).
(3) If the breach continues beyond the end of the relevant day, the notice of intent may be served—
(a) at any time when the breach is continuing; or
(b) within the period of 6 months beginning with the last day on which the breach occurs.
(4) The notice of intent must set out—
(a) the amount of the proposed financial penalty;
(b) the reasons for proposing to impose the penalty; and
(c) information about the right to make representations under paragraph 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-england-regulations-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.