Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Penalty noticesN.I.
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60—(1) A police officer who has reason to believe that a person over the age of 18 has committed a penalty offence may give that person a penalty notice in respect of the offence.

(2) Unless the notice is given in a police station, the police officer giving it must be in uniform.

(3) In this Chapter “penalty notice” means a notice offering the opportunity, by paying a penalty in accordance with this Chapter, to discharge any liability to be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates.

Commencement Information

I1S. 60 in operation at 6.6.2012 by S.R. 2012/214, art. 2(m)