Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Contents of fixed penalty notice

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 paragraph (a),

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

(d)the method by which the payment may be made, and

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

(2) The person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (e) must be the district council for which the authorised officer was acting when giving 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.