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Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004

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Version Superseded: 10/03/2008

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Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 51 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

51Fixed penalty notices: supplementaryS

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(1)If a form for a fixed penalty notice is specified in an order made by the Scottish Ministers, a fixed penalty notice shall be given in that form.

(2)Where a person is given a fixed penalty notice—

(a)proceedings for the offence in respect of which the notice was given shall not be instituted before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice;

(b)the person cannot be convicted of that offence if the person pays the fixed penalty before the end of that period; and

(c)the person may be convicted of a further offence under section 45 in respect of noise emitted from the relevant property—

(i)after the notice is given; and

(ii)before the end of the period specified in the warning notice.

(3)In proceedings for an offence under section 45, evidence that payment of a fixed penalty was or was not made before the end of any period may be given by the production of a certificate which—

(a)purports to be signed by or on behalf of the person having responsibility for the financial affairs of the local authority; and

(b)states that payment of a fixed penalty was made on any date or, as the case may be, was not received before the end of that period.

(4)Subject to subsection (5), the Scottish Ministers may by order amend section 46(10) by substituting an amount specified in the order for the amount that is for the time being mentioned in that section.

(5)The Scottish Ministers may not specify an amount exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(6)Any sum received by a local authority under section 46 shall be treated as if the fixed penalty payable under that section were a fine imposed by a district court.

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