Paragraph 9 Guidance

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State must publish guidance about the recovery of costs.

(2)

The guidance must contain relevant information and the Secretary of State must update and revise the guidance where appropriate.

(3)

The market surveillance authority must have regard to the guidance in exercising its functions.

(4)

In this paragraph, relevant information is information about—

(a)

the circumstances in which a final notice under this Schedule is likely to be imposed and when it is not likely to be imposed;

(b)

how the costs of the test will be calculated;

(c)

the matters likely to be taken into account by the market surveillance authority in determining the amount to be recovered; and

(d)

the rights to make representations and objections and the rights of appeal.