# The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025, Regulation 22: Notice of intent


(1) 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.
(2) A “notice of intent” is a written notice including—
(a) a description of the breach which the Secretary of State considers has been committed;
(b) the evidence being relied upon;
(c) the requirement under regulation 20(1) the Secretary of State proposes to impose; and
(d) a statement that the business purchaser has a right to make representations in accordance with regulation 23 and how to make such representations.
(3) 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) a copy of the notice of intent to the qualifying seller; and
(b) where the Secretary of State proposes to require the business purchaser to pay compensation to a qualifying seller, a written notice setting out that qualifying seller’s right to make representations in respect of the compensation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348270174/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-fair-dealing-obligations-pigs-regulations-2025/regulation-22
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