PART IVFIXED PENALTIES

Introductory

Amount of fixed penalty59

F11

The fixed penalty for an offence is—

a

such amount as the Department may by order prescribe, or

b

one-half of the maximum amount of the fine to which a person committing that offence would be liable on summary conviction,

whichever is the less.

F22

Any order made under paragraph (1) in relation to an offence may make provision for the fixed penalty for the offence to be different depending on the circumstances, including (in particular)–

a

the nature of the contravention constituting the offence;

b

how serious it is;

c

the area, or sort of place, where it takes place; and

d

whether the offender appears to have committed any offence or offences of a description specified in the order during a period so specified.