PART IIIREGISTRATION
Determination of applications and objections
F1Review of registration officer’s decision to impose a civil penalty32ZH
1
A person on whom a civil penalty has been imposed may request a review of the registration officer’s decision to impose the penalty.
2
A request under paragraph (1) must be made in writing within 14 days of the date of the notice given under regulation 32ZF(2).
3
Where a person requests a review of the registration officer’s decision under paragraph (1), the registration officer must within 7 days of receiving the request give notice in writing to the person—
a
acknowledging the request;
b
informing the person that they may within 14 days of the date of the notice—
i
make representations explaining why they have not made an application to register or why the civil penalty should be cancelled;
ii
submit evidence in support of such representations; and
c
explaining how such representations may be made and such evidence may be submitted.
4
The registration officer must carry out a review, and such review may not start before the earlier of—
a
the end of the fourteenth day after the date of the notice sent under paragraph (3); or
b
the receipt of any representations or evidence.
5
Following a review under paragraph (4), the registration officer may—
a
uphold the decision to issue a civil penalty; or
b
cancel the civil penalty.
6
The registration officer must inform the person in writing of the outcome of the review.
7
If the registration officer upholds the decision to impose a civil penalty, the notice must also state that the person on whom the penalty has been imposed—
a
may appeal against that decision to the First-tier Tribunal, and how to make such an appeal; and
b
must pay the penalty by a specified date, which shall be the date on which the 28 day period in regulation 32ZG(1) or (2) expires.