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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Administration and enforcement - Enforcement - Compliance notices

133: Formal irregularities or defects in compliance notice

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"Mistakes in a compliance notice don't make it invalid unless they cause unfairness."

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If you get a compliance notice, it is still valid even if it has some mistakes. You might think it's not valid because of a defect or something missing, but that's not the case unless the mistake causes a big problem. A big problem means something that would not be fair.

If the notice has your wrong name on it, that's okay as long as it still clearly says who it's for. This means you can still understand the notice is meant for you. The notice is still valid even with a name mistake.

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Part 4Administration and enforcement
Enforcement: Compliance notices

133Formal irregularities or defects in compliance notice

  1. A compliance notice is not invalid merely because of—

  2. any defect, irregularity, omission, or want of form in the notice unless the defect, irregularity, omission, or want of form causes or is likely to cause a miscarriage of justice; or
    1. a failure to use the correct name of the person to whom the notice is issued if the notice sufficiently identifies the person.