# The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Regulation 7: Objection to penalty decision


(1) The recipient of a penalty notice (“the recipient”) may object to the penalty notice by serving a notice of objection on the enforcement authority.
(2) A notice of objection must—
(a) give the reasons for the objection;
(b) be served on the enforcement authority in the manner and form specified in the penalty notice;
(c) be served before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date specified in the penalty notice as the date on which it is served.
(3) Where the enforcement authority receives a notice of objection, the enforcement authority must consider it and—
(a) cancel the civil penalty;
(b) reduce the civil penalty;
(c) increase the civil penalty; or
(d) determine not to alter the civil penalty.
(4) After reaching a decision as to how to proceed under paragraph (3), the enforcement authority must serve on the recipient a written notification of the decision.
(5) A notification under paragraph (4) must be served before the end of the period of 70 days beginning with the date specified in the penalty notice as the date on which it is served, or such longer period as the enforcement authority may agree with the recipient.
(6) A notification under paragraph (4), other than one notifying the recipient that the enforcement authority has decided to cancel the civil penalty, must—
(a) state the amount of the civil penalty following the enforcement authority’s consideration of the notice of objection;
(b) state the enforcement authority’s reasons for the decision under paragraph (3);
(c) specify the date, at least 28 days after the date on which the notification is served, before which the civil penalty must be paid;
(d) specify how the civil penalty must be paid;
(e) include an explanation of the recipient’s rights of appeal; and
(f) include an explanation of the steps the enforcement authority may take to recover any unpaid civil penalty.
(7) A notification under paragraph (4) notifying the recipient that the enforcement authority has decided to cancel the civil penalty must state the enforcement authority’s reasons for the decision under paragraph (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1509/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicle-tyres-labelling-enforcement-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020/regulation-7
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