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Section 285: Penalty charge notices

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 · 2008 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Other provisions — Chapter 1: Sustainability certificates

An authorised officer of an enforcement authority may give a penalty charge notice to a person if the officer believes that the person has committed a breach of—

any duty imposed by virtue of section 279, or
any duty under section 284.

A penalty charge notice may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day (or, in the case of a continuing breach, the last day) on which the breach of duty was committed.

Schedule 10 (which makes further provision about penalty charge notices) has effect.

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