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Regulation 56 Appeal against warning or stop notice

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(1)

A liable person may appeal to the Secretary of State against a decision by Natural England to issue a warning notice under regulation 40 or a stop notice under regulation 41 for the relevant development.

(2)

An appeal under this regulation must be—

(a)

made before the end of the period of 60 days beginning with the day after the day on which Natural England issued the warning notice or stop notice, and

(b)

only on one or more of the following grounds—

(i)

that liability to pay the relevant amount to which the warning notice or stop notice related has been discharged;

(ii)

that the conditions for issuing a warning notice in regulation 40(1) or a stop notice in regulation 41(1) were not met.

(3)

A warning notice or stop notice which is subject to an appeal continues to have effect.

(4)

On an appeal under this regulation, the Secretary of State may—

(a)

confirm the decision to issue the warning notice or stop notice, or

(b)

reverse the decision to issue the warning notice or stop notice.