Regulation 20C Penalty noticesF1

(1)

When a penalty is imposed under regulation 20B, the Commissioners must issue a penalty notice to the person on whom the penalty is imposed.

(2)

The penalty notice must be issued within 12 months beginning with the date on which evidence of facts, sufficient in the opinion of the Commissioners to indicate the contravention, comes to the knowledge of the Commissioners, and must specify—

(a)

the date and particulars of the contravention;

(b)

the amount of the penalty and details of how, by when, and to whom the penalty must be paid; and

(c)

a warning about potential sanctions for further contraventions, including deactivation of the economic operator identifier code, where applicable, and the possibility of the forfeiture of compliant products.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 20A-20C inserted (20.7.2023) by The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/606), regs. 1, 8