PART 3ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS
Fixed penalty notices
38Effect of a fixed penalty notice on criminal proceedings
(1)
Where a fixed penalty notice is issued to a person in relation to a relevant offence—
(a)
no criminal proceedings for the relevant offence may be brought against the person in respect of the relevant act or omission before the end of the payment period, and
(b)
if the person makes payment in accordance with the notice, the person may not at any time be convicted of the relevant offence in respect of the relevant act or omission.
(2)
In subsection (1), “the relevant act or omission” means the act or omission—
(a)
constituting the relevant offence, and
(b)
by reason of which the fixed penalty notice is issued.