# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Section 285: Penalty charge notices

Status: prospective

(1) An authorised officer of an enforcement authority may give a penalty charge notice to a person if the officer believes that the person has committed a breach of—
(a) any duty imposed by virtue of section 279, or
(b) any duty under section 284.
(2) A penalty charge notice may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day (or, in the case of a continuing breach, the last day) on which the breach of duty was committed.
(3) Schedule 10 (which makes further provision about penalty charge notices) has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/285 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-285
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