Civil Aviation Act 2012

41 Procedure before imposing penalty

(1) Before imposing a penalty on a person under section 39 or 40 the CAA must—

(a) give the person a notice about the proposed penalty,

(b) publish the notice as soon as practicable,

(c) send a copy of the notice as soon as practicable to such bodies representing airport operators or providers of air transport services as the CAA considers appropriate, and

(d) consider any representations made about the proposed penalty in the period specified in the notice (and not withdrawn).

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must—

(a) state that the CAA proposes to impose a penalty,

(b) state the proposed amount of the penalty,

(c) specify the relevant licence condition or requirement, and

(d) specify the act or omission that the CAA has determined constitutes a contravention of the condition or requirement.

(3) In the case of a penalty calculated entirely or partly by reference to a daily amount (see section 43(2)), a notice under subsection (1) must specify—

(a) the day on which daily amounts would begin to accumulate, and

(b) the day on which, or the circumstances in which, they would cease to accumulate.

(4) The period specified in a notice under subsection (1) for making representations must be a period of not less than 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given to the person.

(5) Before varying the proposed amount of the penalty, the CAA must—

(a) give the person on whom the penalty is to be imposed a notice about the proposed variation,

(b) publish the notice as soon as practicable,

(c) send a copy of the notice as soon as practicable to such bodies representing airport operators or providers of air transport services as the CAA considers appropriate, and

(d) consider any representations made about the proposed variation in the period specified in the notice (and not withdrawn).

(6) In the case of a penalty calculated entirely or partly by reference to a daily amount (see section 43(2)), the reference in subsection (5) to varying the proposed amount of the penalty includes varying—

(a) the day on which daily amounts would begin to accumulate, and

(b) the day on which, or circumstances in which, they would cease to accumulate.

(7) The notice under subsection (5) must—

(a) specify the proposed variation, and

(b) give the CAA’s reasons for the proposed variation.

(8) The period specified in the notice under subsection (5) for making representations must be a period of not less than 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given to the person.

(9) The CAA may withdraw a notice under subsection (1) or (5) at any time by giving notice to the person on whom it proposed to impose the penalty.

(10) As soon as practicable after giving a notice under subsection (9), the CAA must—

(a) publish the notice, and

(b) send a copy of the notice to such bodies representing airport operators or providers of air transport services as the CAA considers appropriate.