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Natural Environment Bill

Enforcement and other matters - Enforcement - Infringement offences

293: What infringement notice must contain

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"What information must be on an infringement notice"

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If you get an infringement notice, it must have certain information on it. You need to know what you are supposed to have done wrong, when and where it happened. The notice must also say how much you have to pay. The notice must tell you where to send the payment and how to pay it. It must also say when you have to pay the fee by. You will also get information about what happens if you do not pay or ask for a hearing. The notice must include a summary of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. It must also tell you that you can ask for a hearing if you want to. If you do not pay or ask for a hearing, the notice must tell you what will happen next. The notice might have other information on it as well, as required by regulations made under section 281 of the Planning Act 2025.

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Enforcement: Infringement offences

293What infringement notice must contain

  1. An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in regulations made under section 281 of the Planning Act 2025 and must contain the following particulars:

  2. details of the alleged infringement offence that fairly inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence:
    1. the amount of the infringement fee:
      1. the address of the relevant authority:
        1. how the infringement fee may be paid:
          1. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid:
            1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957:
              1. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing:
                1. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing:
                  1. any other matters prescribed in regulations made under section 281 of the Planning Act 2025.