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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 No. 1095
19.—(1) A penalty notice must—
(a)state the alleged offence; and
(b)give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute it as are necessary for giving reasonable information about it.
(2) A penalty notice must also state—
(a)the name and address of the relevant local authority on whose behalf the officer of the authority was acting when the notice was given;
(b)the amount of the penalty and the period for its payment;
(c)the consequences of not paying the penalty before the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (b);
(d)the relevant local authority to whom, and the address at which, payment may be made;
(e)by what method payment may be made;
(f)the relevant local authority to whom, and the address at which, any representations relating to the notice may be made.
(3) A penalty notice must also—
(a)inform the person to whom it is issued of that person’s right to be tried for the alleged offence; and
(b)explain how that right may be exercised.
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