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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 3 modified (21.1.2010) by Video Recordings Act 2010 (c. 1), s. 2(2), Sch. para. 5 (with Sch. para. 2(2)6)
C2Pt. 3 modified (18.10.2023) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), ss. 68(1), 88(3)(b); S.I. 2023/1096, art. 2(c)
(1)The provision which may be made under this section is provision to confer on a regulator the power by notice to impose a fixed monetary penalty on a person in relation to a relevant offence.
(2)Provision under this section may only confer such a power in relation to a case where the regulator is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has committed the relevant offence.
(3)For the purposes of this Part a “fixed monetary penalty” is a requirement to pay to a regulator a penalty of a prescribed amount.
(4)Where the relevant offence is—
(a)triable summarily (whether or not it is also triable on indictment), and
(b)punishable on summary conviction by a fine (whether or not it is also punishable by a term of imprisonment),
the amount of the fixed monetary penalty may not exceed the maximum amount [F1(if any)] of that fine.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 39(4) inserted (E.W.) (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 12(2) (with reg. 5(1))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 39(4) excluded (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), ss. 10(3)(a), 21(2)
C4S. 39(4) excluded by 2010 nawm 8, s. 10(3) (as substituted (E.W.) (18.10.2023) by Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 3), ss. 68(6), 88(3)(b); S.I. 2023/1096, art. 2(c))