PART 8Offences and penalties
CHAPTER 2Fixed penalties
Fixed penalty noticesI147
1
An enforcement officer may issue a fixed penalty notice to a person the officer reasonably believes—
a
has committed an offence under these Regulations, and
b
is aged 18 or over.
2
A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering the person to whom it is issued the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fixed penalty to—
a
a local authority, or
b
a person designated by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of receiving payment under this regulation,
as the notice may specify.
3
The Welsh Ministers may designate themselves under paragraph (2)(b).
4
A person designated by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of receiving payment under—
a
regulation 13 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020,
b
regulation 21 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020,
c
regulation 31 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2020, or
d
regulation 37 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2020
is to be treated as if designated for the purposes of receiving payment under this regulation.
5
Where a local authority is specified in the notice it must be the authority (or as the case may be, one of the authorities) in whose area the offence is alleged to have been committed.
6
Where a person is issued with a notice under this regulation in respect of an offence—
a
no proceedings may be taken for the offence before the end of the period of 28 days following the date the notice is issued;
b
the person may not be convicted of the offence if the person pays the fixed penalty before the end of that period.