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Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation Schedule—Part 2 Section 5 :(b) informing the person that the person must notify the Authority in writing if the person wishes to dispute liability for the offence; and
 * (c) stating that the payment or notification must be made within 10 days after the date on which the demand notice is served.

(3) A demand notice may not be served later than—
 * (a) if subsection (1)(a) applies—6 months after the date on which the penalty notice is given; or
 * (b) if subsection (1)(b) applies—6 months after the date on which the person refuses to accept the penalty notice.

(4) A demand notice may be served by sending it by post to the person’s address.

(5) A certificate of posting in the specified form purporting to be signed by or for the Authority is admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Regulation.

(6) Unless there is evidence to the contrary, it is presumed that—
 * (a) the certificate was signed by or for the Authority; and
 * (b) the demand notice to which the certificate relates was duly served.

5. No prosecution or conviction if compliance with demand notice

(1) This section applies to a person on whom a demand notice has been served in respect of an offence under section 8(1) or 13(1).

(2) Subject to section 6 of this Schedule, the person is not liable to be prosecuted or convicted for the offence if the