Version Superseded: 26/03/2015
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Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Cross Heading: Revocation of civil penalties imposed by registration officer is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
24(1)In section 17 of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (which provides for, amongst other things, the imposition of civil penalties)after subsection (11) there shall be inserted the following subsection—E+W+S
“(11A)If, after the imposition of a civil penalty under subsection (10) or (11)above but before the making of any appeal under subsection (12) below against that imposition, the registration officer, in the light of information whichhe did not consider when imposing the penalty—
(a)is no longer satisfied as to the matter as to which he was satisfied underparagraph (a) or (b) of subsection (10) above or paragraph (c) of subsection(11) above before imposing the penalty; or
(b)is satisfied that the responsible person upon whom the penalty was imposed did have a reasonable excuse,
he may revoke the imposition of the penalty; and on such revocation any money paid to the regional or islands council by the responsible person by way of that penalty shall be repaid by them to him.”
(2)The amendment made by sub-paragraph (1) above shall be deemed to have come into force at the same time as the said section 17.
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