Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Contents of fixed penalty notices

1.  A fixed penalty notice must—

(a) state the alleged offence; and

(b) give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute it as are necessary for giving reasonable information about it.

2.—(1) A fixed penalty notice must also state—

(a) the amount of the penalty and the period for its payment;

(b) the consequences of not paying the penalty before the end of the period mentioned in head (a);

(c) the person to whom and the address at which payment may be made;

(d) by what method payment may be made;

(e) the person to whom and the address at which any representations relating to the notice may be made.

(2) The person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (e) must be the district council on whose behalf the authorised officer was acting when the officer gave the notice.

3.  A fixed penalty notice must also—

(a) inform the person to whom it is given of the person’s right to be tried for the alleged offence; and

(b) explain how that right may be exercised.