Part 7Noise
Chapter 2General
Noise from premises
82Noise offences: fixed penalty notices
1
In section 8 of the Noise Act 1996 (c. 37) (fixed penalty notices), omit subsection (8) (amount of fixed penalty).
2
After that section insert—
8AAmount of fixed penalty
1
This section applies in relation to a fixed penalty payable to a local authority in pursuance of a notice under section 8.
2
The amount of the fixed penalty—
a
is the amount specified by the local authority in relation to the authority's area, or
b
if no amount is so specified, is £100.
3
The local authority may make provision for treating the fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by the authority.
4
The appropriate person may by regulations make provision in connection with the powers conferred on local authorities under subsections (2)(a) and (3).
5
Regulations under subsection (4) may (in particular)—
a
require an amount specified under subsection (2)(a) to fall within a range prescribed in the regulations;
b
restrict the extent to which, and the circumstances in which, a local authority can make provision under subsection (3).
6
The appropriate person may by order substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being specified in subsection (2)(b).
8BFixed penalty notices: power to require name and address
1
If an officer of a local authority who is authorised for the purposes of section 8 proposes to give a person a fixed penalty notice, the officer may require the person to give him his name and address.
2
A person commits an offence if—
a
he fails to give his name and address when required to do so under subsection (1), or
b
he gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.