Yn ddilys o 12/08/2002
4 Effect of penalty noticeE+W
(1)This section applies if a penalty notice is given to a person (“A”) under section 2.
(2)If A asks to be tried for the alleged offence, proceedings may be brought against him.
(3)Such a request must be made by a notice given by A—
(a)in the manner specified in the penalty notice; and
(b)before the end of the period of suspended enforcement (as to which see section 5).
(4)A request which is made in accordance with subsection (3) is referred to in this Chapter as a “request to be tried”.
(5)If, by the end of the suspended enforcement period—
(a)the penalty has not been paid in accordance with this Chapter, and
(b)A has not made a request to be tried,
a sum equal to one and a half times the amount of the penalty may be registered under section 8 for enforcement against A as a fine.