Compliance notice
11.—(1) Where the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any or all of the requirements of the following regulations have not been complied with—
(a)regulation 7;
(b)regulation 8; and
(c)regulation 9,
he may serve a notice on the producer.
(2) A notice which is served under paragraph (1) shall—
(a)state that the Secretary of State suspects a requirement of these Regulations has been contravened;
(b)specify the reason it is suspected that a requirement of these Regulations has been contravened;
(c)require the producer to whom notice is given —
(i)to comply with the requirements of these Regulations; or
(ii)to provide evidence to the Secretary of State demonstrating that the requirements of these Regulations have been met;
(d)specify the period of time within which the producer must comply with the notice issued by the Secretary of State; and
(e)warn the producer that unless the requirement is complied with, or evidence has been provided within the period specified in the notice, he may be prosecuted under regulation 13.