Paragraph 1 Appeals against notices served by the Environment Agency or the Secretary of StateF1

A person on whom an enforcement notice, a civil penalty notice or an enforcement cost recovery notice is served by the Environment Agency or the Secretary of State may appeal against it to the First-tier Tribunal.

An appeal must be made within 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice subject to the appeal is served.

A person bringing an appeal under sub-paragraph (1) may withdraw the appeal at any time before the appeal is determined.

Where an appeal is made under sub-paragraph (1), the notice is suspended until the appeal is withdrawn or determined by the First-tier Tribunal in accordance with sub-paragraph (5).

The First-tier Tribunal may—