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3(1)A “fixed penalty notice” is a notice offering the opportunity of the discharge of any liability to conviction of the fixed penalty offence to which the notice relates by payment of a fixed penalty in accordance with this Schedule.U.K.
(2)A fixed penalty notice must—
(a)give reasonable particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the fixed penalty offence;
(b)state the period during which (because of paragraph 4) proceedings will not be instituted for the offence;
(c)specify the amount of the fixed penalty;
(d)state the name and address of the person to whom the fixed penalty may be paid;
(e)specify permissible methods of payment (which may include payment by cash);
(f)specify permissible means by which a payment may be made (which may include payment by post).
(3)A fixed penalty notice may specify two amounts under sub-paragraph (2)(c) and specify that, if the lower of those amounts is paid within a specified period of not more than 14 days, that is the amount of the fixed penalty.
(4)Where a fixed penalty notice specifies that payment of a fixed penalty may be made by post using a specified method of payment—
(a)payment may be made by pre-paying and posting to the person whose name is stated under sub-paragraph (2)(d), at the stated address, a letter containing the amount of the penalty that is paid by the specified method;
(b)where that is done, payment is regarded as having been made at the time at which that letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
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I1Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 29.4.2021 for specified purposes, see s. 21(1)(a)
I2Sch. 10 para. 3 in force at 29.6.2021 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/748, reg. 2(l)
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