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What OTSI must tell you

If the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), which is part of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), has made a decision to impose a civil monetary penalty on you for a breach of trade sanctions (after they鈥檝e informed you of their intention to do so and considered any representations you may have made), they must tell you:聽

• what their decision is聽

• that you are entitled to seek a review聽

• the date by which you must tell OTSI whether you want a review聽

Requesting a review

If you request a review, the Secretary of State (or a delegated authority such as a minister or a senior official who is unconnected with the original decision) will review the monetary penalty.听聽

They may decide to:聽

• uphold the decision to impose a penalty and its amount聽

• uphold the decision to impose a penalty, but increase or lower the amount聽

• cancel the decision to impose a penalty聽

Appealing to the Upper Tribunal聽

You must seek a review before you can appeal to the Upper Tribunal.听聽

If you鈥檙e unsatisfied with the decision, you may appeal to the Upper Tribunal.听

If you choose to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, it may:聽

• uphold the decision to impose the penalty and its amount聽

• uphold the decision to impose the penalty, but increase or lower the amount of the penalty聽聽

• quash the decision to impose the penalty聽

Find out how to appeal to the Upper Tribunal.听

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