(1)A person issued with a community protection notice who fails to comply with it commits an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction—
(a)to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, in the case of an individual;
(b)to [F1a fine], in the case of a body.
(3)A person does not commit an offence under this section if—
(a)the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the notice, or
(b)there is some other reasonable excuse for the failure to comply with it.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 48(2)(b) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 45 (with reg. 5(1))
Commencement Information
I1S. 48 in force at 20.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2590, art. 3(c)