Fixed monetary penalty notice
41.—(1) An enforcing authority may, by way of serving a written notice (a “fixed monetary penalty notice”) on an offender, require the offender to pay to the authority such sum (the “fixed monetary penalty”) as the authority may specify in relation to the act or omission giving rise to the offence.
(2) A fixed monetary penalty—
(a)may only be imposed if it is not reasonably practicable for the enforcing authority to serve a compliance notice; and
(b)may not be imposed more than once for the same act or omission.
(3) The enforcing authority may determine—
(a)the amount of the fixed monetary penalty, but this must not exceed the amount which corresponds with level 1 on the standard scale; and
(b)whether any discount is offered in relation to early payment and, if so, the amount of any such discount (but see regulation 43(2)).