PART 2CHILD MINDING AND DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN
Offences, criminal proceedings and fixed penalties
I147Penalty notices
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.