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Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation Schedule—Part 2 Section 6 person has paid the fixed penalty within 10 days after the date on which the demand notice is served.

6. Withdrawal of penalty notice or demand notice

(1) The Authority may withdraw a penalty notice given, or a demand notice served, in respect of an offence under section 8(1) or 13(1)—
 * (a) at any time before a recovery order is made; or
 * (b) at any time before any proceedings for the offence commence.

(2) If a penalty notice or demand notice is withdrawn—
 * (a) the Authority must serve notice of the withdrawal on the person to whom, or on whom, the penalty notice or demand notice has been given or served; and
 * (b) on application by the person, the Authority must refund, through the Director of Accounting Services, any amount paid for the fixed penalty.

(3) If a penalty notice or demand notice is withdrawn, proceedings for the offence may only be commenced where—
 * (a) the ground, or one of the grounds, on which the notice is withdrawn is that it contains incorrect information; and
 * (b) the incorrect information was provided by the person to whom, or on whom, the notice was given or served.