The Smoke-free (Premises, Vehicle Operators and Penalty Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Form of fixed penalty notice

4.—(1) The penalty notice form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations is specified in relation to the offence of failing to display a no-smoking sign in accordance with requirements made by or under Article 7 of the Order.

(2) The penalty notice form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is specified in relation to the offence of smoking in a smoke-free place under Article 8 of the Order.

(3) Where either of those forms refers to the amount of a fixed penalty or a discounted amount or to a level on the standard scale which is changed, the form shall have effect subject to the change.

(4) Nothing in this regulation or in Schedule 1 or 2 to these Regulations shall prevent a district council from—

(a) using a notice in size or design which differs from a specified form, provided that the content of the notice is not changed from that specified in the form (except as permitted by sub-paragraphs (b) to (d));

(b) including information or illustrations in a notice to assist a person to whom it is given (for example, information or illustrations on how payments can be made);

(c) including information in a notice to assist a district council in the performance of its functions under Article 11(1) of the Order (Enforcement by district councils) (for example, information to assist in its administrative procedures or data processing); or

(d) including coats of arms or logos in a notice.