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(1)If the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has failed to comply with a relevant duty, the Secretary of State may give a compliance notice to the person.
(2)A compliance notice is a notice under this section requiring the person to whom it is given to comply with the relevant duty specified in the notice within a specified period.
(3)A compliance notice given to a person must—
(a)set out the reasons for giving the compliance notice;
(b)explain what may happen if the person does not comply with it;
(c)explain how the person may appeal against it.
(4)A compliance notice given to a person may—
(a)require the person to take any specified steps within a specified period in order to comply with the relevant duty;
(b)require the person within a specified period to provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the person has complied with, or is complying with, the relevant duty.
(5)Before giving a compliance notice to a person, the Secretary of State must—
(a)notify the person that the Secretary of State intends to give a compliance notice to the person, and
(b)give the person an opportunity to make representations about the giving of the notice.
(6)The Secretary of State may not give a compliance notice to the person until the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which the notification required by subsection (5)(a) is given.
(7)A compliance notice may not be given to a person more than once in respect of the same act or omission.
(8)In this section—
“relevant duty” means a duty imposed by or under Chapter 2;
“specified” means specified in the compliance notice.
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