PART 5ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS

CHAPTER 1INVESTIGATING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS ETC

Civil penalties

84Imposition of civil penalty

1

This section applies if the Commissioner—

a

determines that D has failed to comply with a relevant requirement, and

b

decides to impose a civil penalty on D.

2

The relevant decision notice must—

a

set out the civil penalty which the Commissioner has decided to impose;

b

set out how the civil penalty may be paid;

c

set out the period within which the civil penalty must be paid (which must be a period of not less than 28 days).

3

The relevant decision notice must also inform D of—

a

the consequences if D does not pay the civil penalty; and

b

the right to appeal under section 95.

4

This section is subject to section 85.

5

In this section “relevant decision notice” means the decision notice which the Commissioner is required by section 73 to give to D.