Part 6Civil enforcement of traffic contraventions
Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions
I1I272Civil penalties for road traffic contraventions
1
The appropriate national authority may make provision by regulations for or in connection with—
a
the imposition of penalty charges in respect of road traffic contraventions that—
i
are subject to civil enforcement (see section 73), and
ii
are committed in an area that is a civil enforcement area for contraventions of that description (see section 74), and
b
the payment of such penalty charges.
2
The regulations shall include provision specifying the person or persons by whom a penalty charge in respect of a contravention is to be paid (who may be the owner of the vehicle involved in the contravention, its driver at the time of the contravention or any other appropriate person).
3
The regulations shall include provision in respect of any description of conduct for which a penalty charge may be imposed—
a
prohibiting criminal proceedings or the issuing of a fixed penalty notice in respect of conduct of that description, or
b
securing that a penalty charge is not required to be paid, or is refunded, where the conduct is the subject of criminal proceedings or of a fixed penalty notice.
4
The regulations may include provision prohibiting the imposition of a penalty charge except on the basis of—
a
a record produced by an approved device, or
b
information given by a civil enforcement officer as to conduct observed by him.
5
The regulations may—
a
specify exemptions from penalty charges, and
b
make provision for discounts or surcharges, or both.