PART XIII Miscellaneous

Fixed penalties

302BF1Combined fixed penalty and compensation offer

1

The procurator fiscal may send to an alleged offender a notice under sections 302(1) and 302A(1) of this Act in respect of the same relevant offence (referred to in this section as a “combined offer”).

2

A combined offer shall be contained in the one notice.

3

In addition to the information required to be provided under sections 302(2) and 302A(2) of this Act, the combined offer shall state—

a

that the combined offer consists of both a fixed penalty offer and a compensation offer;

b

the whole amount of the combined offer; and

c

that liability to conviction of the offence shall not be discharged unless the whole of the combined offer is accepted.

4

Any acceptance or deemed acceptance of part of a combined offer shall be treated as applying to the whole of the offer.