SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Fixed penalties
Content of fixed penalty notice
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1
A fixed penalty notice must—
a
state the alleged offence;
b
give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute that offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information about it;
c
state the fixed penalty for that offence;
d
specify the relevant officer to whom the fixed penalty may be paid and the address at which it may be paid;
e
state that proceedings against the person to whom it is issued cannot be commenced in respect of the offence until the end of the suspended enforcement period;
f
state that such proceedings cannot be commenced if the penalty is paid within the suspended enforcement period;
g
inform the person to whom it is issued of his right to ask to be tried for the alleged offence; and
h
explain how that right may be exercised and the effect of exercising it.
2
The suspended enforcement period for the purposes of this Schedule is—
a
the period of F128 days beginning with the day after that on which the fixed penalty notice was issued; or
b
such longer period as may be specified in the notice.