The Littering From Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018

Content of penalty notices

5.—(1) A penalty notice must state—

(a) the circumstances alleged to constitute the littering offence in question, including the registration mark (if known) of the vehicle concerned,

(b) the fixed penalty payment period,

(c) the amount of the fixed penalty if paid within that period (see regulation 6(1) and (2));

(d) that the amount of the fixed penalty increases by 100% if not paid within that period (see regulation 6(3)),

(e) that the litter authority may recover any fixed penalty not paid within the fixed penalty payment period in court (see regulation 7),

(f) any lesser amount (see regulation 6(6)),

(g) the date by which the lesser amount must be paid in order for it to be treated as discharging the liability to pay the fixed penalty,

(h) the name and address of the person to whom the fixed penalty must be paid and the permissible methods of payment,

(i) that the person to whom the notice is addressed has a right to make representations to the litter authority (see regulation 14),

(j) the grounds on which, and the manner in which, representations may be made and the date by which they must be made (see regulation 14), and

(k) in general terms, the form and manner in which an appeal to an adjudicator may be made.

(2) In paragraph (1)(a), “registration mark” has the meaning given by section 23 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(1).

(1)

1994 c.22.