129Service, taking effect etc. of enforcement notice(1)

An enforcement notice must specify—

(a)

the date on which it is to take effect, and

(b)

the period within which the steps specified in the notice must be taken or the activities specified in it must be stopped.

(2)

The notice takes effect at the beginning of the day specified under subsection (1)(a); but where an appeal is made against the notice under section 131, this is subject to sections 131(7)(a) and 378(6).

(3)

An enforcement notice may specify different periods for taking different steps or stopping different activities.

(4)

Where a planning authority issues an enforcement notice, it must serve a copy of the notice on—

(a)

every owner and occupier of the land to which the notice relates, and

(b)

any other person who has an interest in the land, if the authority considers that the person’s interest is materially affected by the notice.

(5)

Each copy of the notice must be served—

(a)

before the end of 28 days after the day the notice is issued, and

(b)

at least 28 days before the date specified in the notice as the date on which it is to take effect.

(6)

Regulations may—

(a)

specify additional matters that must be specified in an enforcement notice;

(b)

require a planning authority to include with every copy of an enforcement notice that it serves under this section an explanatory note giving information specified in the regulations about the right of appeal under section 131.