Regulation 23 Notice of intent
Where the Secretary of State proposes to require a business purchaser to pay a civil penalty or pay compensation, the Secretary of State must first give them a notice of intent.
A “notice of intent” is a written notice including—
a description of the breach which the Secretary of State considers has been committed;
the evidence being relied upon;
the requirement under regulation 21(1) the Secretary of State proposes to impose; and
a statement that the business purchaser has a right to make representations in accordance with regulation 24 and how to make such representations.
Before the expiry of 7 days beginning with the day after the day on which the Secretary of State gives a notice of intent, the Secretary of State must send —
a copy of the notice of intent to the producer; and
where the Secretary of State proposes to require the business purchaser to pay compensation to a producer, a written notice setting out that producer’s right to make representations in respect of the compensation.