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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Offences

130: Procedural requirements for infringement notices

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If you get an infringement notice, it must be given to you within 14 days of the Registrar finding out about the alleged offence. You can be given the notice in person or by post to your last known address. If it is sent by post, it is considered served on the day it was posted. The notice must include details of the alleged offence, the fee you must pay, and where to pay it. It must also tell you how long you have to pay the fee and what happens if you do not pay. The notice will include a summary of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and remind you that you have the right to request a hearing. If you get an infringement notice, you might also get reminder notices with the prescribed information. These notices are part of the process outlined in section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. You should understand what the notice says and what you need to do.

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130Procedural requirements for infringement notices

  1. An infringement notice may not be issued after the close of the 14th day after the Registrar becomes aware of the alleged infringement offence.

  2. An infringement notice may be served on a person—

  3. by delivering it, or a copy of it, personally to the person who appears to have committed the infringement offence; or
    1. by sending it, or a copy of it, by post, addressed to the person at the person’s last known place of residence or business.

      1. An infringement notice sent under subsection (2)(b) must be treated as having been served on the person on the date it was posted.

      2. An infringement notice must be in the prescribed form and must contain—

      3. details of the alleged infringement offence that are sufficient fairly to inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged infringement offence; and
        1. the amount of the infringement fee; and
          1. an address at which the infringement fee may be paid; and
            1. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid; and
              1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
                1. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing; and
                  1. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice does not pay the fee and does not request a hearing; and
                    1. any other prescribed matters.

                      1. If an infringement notice has been issued, proceedings in respect of the infringement offence to which the notice relates may be commenced in accordance with section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and, in that case,—

                      2. reminder notices may be prescribed under regulations; and
                        1. in all other respects, section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 applies with all necessary modifications.

                          1. Reminder notices must contain the prescribed information.

                          Notes
                          • Section 130(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).