SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Duty of letting agents to publicise fees: financial penalties

Final notice

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1

After the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 the local weights and measures authority must—

a

decide whether to impose a financial penalty on the letting agent, and

b

if it decides to do so, decide the amount of the penalty.

2

If the authority decides to impose a financial penalty on the agent, it must serve a notice on the agent (a “final notice”) imposing that penalty.

3

The final notice must require the penalty to be paid within the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which the notice was sent.

4

The final notice must set out—

a

the amount of the financial penalty,

b

the reasons for imposing the penalty,

c

information about how to pay the penalty,

d

the period for payment of the penalty,

e

information about rights of appeal, and

f

the consequences of failure to comply with the notice.