# The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Paragraph 6: Contents of a non-compliance notice


(1) A non-compliance penalty notice shall include information as to—
(a) the grounds for imposing the non-compliance penalty;
(b) the Administrator’s response to any representations and objections made by the seller, including the effect (if any) on the amount of the penalty imposed;
(c) the amount of the penalty;
(d) how payment may be made;
(e) the date by which payment shall be made;
(f) the right of appeal; and
(g) the consequences of failure to make payment by the date it is due.
(2) A non-compliance penalty shall be paid by a seller within 56 days beginning with the date of service of the non-compliance notice.
(3) But this is subject to sub-paragraph (4) and regulation 20(4) (suspension of requirements and notices pending determination of an appeal).
(4) If the requirements of the non-monetary discretionary requirement are complied with before the 56 days expire, the non-compliance penalty is not payable.
(5) A seller on whom a non-compliance penalty notice is served may appeal against it.
(6) The grounds of appeal are—
(a) that the decision to serve the notice was based on an error of fact;
(b) that the decision was wrong in law;
(c) that the decision was unfair or unreasonable for any reason (including, in a case where the amount of the non-compliance penalty was determined by the Administrator, that the amount is unreasonable);
(d) any other reason.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337989537/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-use-carrier-bags-charge-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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