SCHEDULE 2Civil sanctions
PART 3Stop notices
Completion certificates14
1
The management authority must issue a certificate (“a completion certificate”) if, after service of a stop notice, it is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the person on whom it was served has taken the steps specified in the notice.
2
A stop notice ceases to have effect on the issue of a completion certificate.
3
The management authority may require the person on whom the stop notice was served to provide sufficient information to determine that the steps specified in the notice have been taken.
4
A person on whom a stop notice is served may at any time apply for a completion certificate.
5
The management authority must decide whether to issue a completion certificate and give written notice of the decision to the applicant (including information as to the rights of appeal) within 14 days of the application.
6
The applicant may appeal against a decision not to issue a completion certificate on the grounds that the decision—
a
was based on an error of fact;
b
was wrong in law;
c
was unreasonable;
d
was wrong for any other reason.