# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 12: Non-compliance penalty and enforcement cost recovery notice: appeals


(1) A person may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision by the Agency to impose a non-compliance penalty or to serve an enforcement cost recovery notice.
(2) An appeal under sub-paragraph (1) may be made on the grounds that—
(a) the decision to impose the penalty or serve the notice was based on an error of fact;
(b) the decision was wrong in law;
(c) the amount of the penalty or costs is unreasonable;
(d) the decision was unreasonable for any other reason.
(3) Where a person appeals under sub-paragraph (1), the effect of the decision or notice to which the appeal relates is suspended until the appeal is finally determined.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1154/schedule/26A/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-26A/paragraph-12
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