Paragraph 10 sets out the appeals process for a person who has been issued with a final notice. They may appeal to the Tribunal within 28 days starting on the day after the final notice is given to them. They may appeal either the decision to impose the financial penalty or its amount. The Tribunal can confirm, reduce, or cancel the fine. Varying the fine means the Tribunal can either reduce the fine or increase it up to the statutory maximum fine which the local housing authority could have imposed. If a person appeals, the final notice is suspended until the appeal is determined, withdrawn or abandoned. The appeal may take into account additional evidence of which the enforcement authority was unaware.
Schedules Schedule 5: Financial penalties Appeals