# The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018, Regulation 45: Appeals

Extent: E+W

(1) A person may appeal against the following decisions of an enforcing authority—
(a) a decision, by the service of a notice under regulation 39, to serve a compliance notice on that person;
(b) a decision, by the service of a notice under regulation 40, to impose a non-compliance penalty on that person;
(c) a decision, by the service of a notice under regulation 41, to impose a fixed monetary penalty on that person;
(d) a decision, by the service of a notice under regulation 42, to require that person to pay enforcement costs.
(2) The grounds for appeal are that—
(a) the decision was based on an error of fact;
(b) the decision was wrong in law or for any other reason;
(c) the decision was unreasonable for any reason.
(3) An appeal under this Part is to the First-tier Tribunal.
(4) An appeal under this regulation suspends the effect of the notice appealed against until the appeal is determined or withdrawn.
(5) On appeal the First-tier Tribunal may cancel, confirm or vary the notice appealed against.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/761/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-england-regulations-2018/regulation-45
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