Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

Fixed penalty notices

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.

(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.