Right of appeal against final penalty notice
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8.—(1) A person on whom a financial penalty is imposed under regulation 6 may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against the register operator’s decision to impose the penalty.
(2) If a person appeals under this regulation, the final penalty notice is suspended until the appeal is finally determined or withdrawn.
(3) An appeal under this regulation—
(a)is to be a re-hearing of the register operator’s decision, but
(b)may be determined having regard to matters of which the register operator was unaware.
(4) On an appeal under this regulation, the First-tier Tribunal may either quash or confirm the final penalty notice.