Regulation 18 Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions

(1)

The Administrator may give a publicity notice to a seller on whom a civil sanction has been imposed.

(2)

The following information shall be included in a publicity notice—

(a)

the type of civil sanction imposed;

(b)

the grounds on which the civil sanction was imposed;

(c)

if the civil sanction was a fixed or variable monetary penalty, the amount of that penalty;

(d)

if the civil sanction was a non-monetary discretionary requirement, the nature of that requirement.

(3)

A publicity notice shall—

(a)

specify the manner of publication required;

(b)

specify the time within which publication is required;

(c)

require the seller to provide evidence to the Administrator of compliance with the publicity notice within a time specified in that notice.

(4)

If a seller fails to comply with a publicity notice within the time specified under paragraph (3)(b), the Administrator may—

(a)

publicise the information required to be publicised; and

(b)

recover the costs of publication from the seller.

(5)

Where information is publicised under paragraph (4)(a) it shall be done in a way likely to attract the attention of the public.