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Paragraph 16 Appeals

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(1)

A person on whom a civil sanction is imposed may appeal against it.

(2)

The grounds for appeal are—

(a)

that the decision to impose a civil sanction was based on an error of fact;

(b)

that the decision to impose a civil sanction was wrong in law;

(c)

in the case of a civil penalty, that the amount of the civil penalty is unreasonable;

(d)

in the case of a compliance notice, that any steps required to remedy the breach are unreasonable;

(e)

that the decision to impose a civil sanction was unreasonable for any other reason;

(f)

that the decision to impose a civil sanction was wrong for any other reason.