PART IIIREGISTRATION

Cancellation of registration of producers11

1

An appropriate Agency may cancel the registration with it of a producer where—

a

the information or the fee required by regulation 8 are not provided;

b

it appears to the appropriate Agency that—

i

the producer is in breach of any of the undertakings referred to in regulation 7 and given by him to that Agency,

ii

the producer knowingly supplied false information in connection with his application for registration, or with compliance with any undertaking referred to in regulation 7, or with regulation 8; or

iii

information provided pursuant to regulation 8 was not provided in accordance with regulation 6(7).

2

An appropriate Agency shall cancel the registration with it of a producer where it is notified that the producer has become a member of a registered scheme or has otherwise ceased to be subject to the producer registration obligation in respect of a year.

3

Before cancellation of a registration under paragraphs (1) or (2) above, an appropriate Agency shall serve on the producer concerned written notice of—

a

its decision to cancel;

b

the reasons for the decision; and

c

the date when cancellation will take effect, not being earlier than—

i

in the case of cancellation under paragraph (1) above, 28 days from the date of the notice, and

ii

in the case of cancellation under paragraph (2) above, 5 days from the date of the notice.