Schedules
Schedule 10Further provision about fixed monetary penalties under section 142
Guidance as to enforcement of offences
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1
Where power is conferred on an enforcement authority under section 142 to impose a fixed monetary penalty in relation to an offence, the enforcement authority must prepare and publish guidance about how the offence is enforced.
2
The guidance must include guidance as to—
a
the sanctions (including criminal sanctions) to which a person who commits the offence may be liable,
b
the action which the enforcement authority may take to enforce the offence, whether by virtue of section 142 or otherwise, and
c
the circumstances in which the enforcement authority is likely to take any such action.
3
The enforcement authority may from time to time revise guidance published by it under this paragraph and publish the revised guidance.
4
The enforcement authority must consult such persons as it considers appropriate before publishing any guidance or revised guidance under this paragraph.