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Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010
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(1)Where the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that a person has committed a fixed penalty offence, they may give the person a penalty notice in respect of the offence.
(2)A fixed penalty offence is any relevant offence which is prescribed for the purposes of this section.
(3)A relevant offence is an offence under this Part or under regulations made under this Part.
(4)A penalty notice is a notice offering the person the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence to which the notice relates by payment of a penalty in accordance with the notice.
(5)Where a person is given a penalty notice, proceedings for the offence to which the notice relates may not be instituted before the end of such period as may be prescribed.
(6)Where a person is given a penalty notice, the person cannot be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates if the person pays the penalty in accordance with the notice.
(7)Penalties under this section are payable to the Welsh Ministers.
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