32ZH.—(1) A person on whom a civil penalty has been imposed may request a review of the registration officer’s decision to impose the penalty.
(2) A request under paragraph (1) must be made in writing within 14 days of the date of the notice given under regulation 32ZF(2).
(3) Where a person requests a review of the registration officer’s decision under paragraph (1), the registration officer must within 7 days of receiving the request give notice in writing to the person—
(a)acknowledging the request;
(b)informing the person that they may within 14 days of the date of the notice—
(i)make representations explaining why they have not made an application to register or why the civil penalty should be cancelled;
(ii)submit evidence in support of such representations; and
(c)explaining how such representations may be made and such evidence may be submitted.
(4) The registration officer must carry out a review, and such review may not start before the earlier of—
(a)the end of the fourteenth day after the date of the notice sent under paragraph (3); or
(b)the receipt of any representations or evidence.
(5) Following a review under paragraph (4), the registration officer may—
(a)uphold the decision to issue a civil penalty; or
(b)cancel the civil penalty.
(6) The registration officer must inform the person in writing of the outcome of the review.
(7) If the registration officer upholds the decision to impose a civil penalty, the notice must also state that the person on whom the penalty has been imposed—
(a)may appeal against that decision to the First-tier Tribunal, and how to make such an appeal; and
(b)must pay the penalty by a specified date, which shall be the date on which the 28 day period in regulation 32ZG(1) or (2) expires.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 32ZA-32ZI inserted (10.6.2014) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3198), regs. 1(5)(c), 22 (as amended by S.I. 2014/1234, regs. 1(1), 4)