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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Offences

129: Infringement notices

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"Getting an infringement notice for breaking the rules"

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The Registrar can give you an infringement notice if they think you are committing an offence. They can only do this if they have not already taken action against you for the same thing. The Registrar can cancel an infringement notice before you pay the fee or before a court orders you to pay a fine under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. To cancel an infringement notice, the Registrar must give you written notice that it is cancelled. When the law talks about enforcement action, it means the Registrar or someone else taking steps against you, like filing a charging document or issuing an infringement notice.

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Offences

129Infringement notices

  1. The Registrar may issue an infringement notice to a person if—

  2. the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has committed, an infringement offence; and
    1. the Registrar or another person has not taken enforcement action against the same defendant in respect of the same matter.

      1. The Registrar may revoke an infringement notice before the infringement fee is paid, or before an order for payment of a fine is made or deemed to be made by a court under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

      2. An infringement notice is revoked by giving written notice to the person to whom it was issued that the notice is revoked.

      3. For the purposes of this section, enforcement action means,—

      4. in relation to the Registrar,—
        1. the filing of a charging document under this Part; or
          1. the issuing of an infringement notice under this Part; and
          2. in relation to a person other than the Registrar, the filing of a charging document under this Part.

            Notes
            • Section 129(4)(a)(i): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
            • Section 129(4)(b): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).