Imposition of penalty chargesS
25.—(1) A scheme may provide for the imposition of a penalty charge in any of the following circumstances—
(a)where a person is providing a workplace parking place at any premises in respect of which a licence is required under a scheme and there is no licence in force in respect of those premises,
(b)where a person is providing a workplace parking place at any premises in respect of which a licence under a scheme is in force in circumstances where the number of vehicles occupying workplace parking places at those premises exceeds the maximum number of workplace parking places covered by the licence,
(c)where a condition in a licence under a scheme (other than a condition as to the number of vehicles which may occupy workplace parking places at the premises to which the licence relates) has been contravened.
(2) Where a scheme provides for the imposition of a penalty charge it must specify the period within which the charge must be paid and may specify different periods for different circumstances.
(3) A scheme may not specify under paragraph (2) a period of less than 28 days beginning with the date on which the penalty charge notice is served.