Fixed penalty notices
14Power to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty
(1)
If an authorised officer proposes to give a person a notice under section 12, the officer may require the person to give his or her name and address.
(2)
A person commits an offence if that person –
(a)
without reasonable excuse, fails to give his or her name and address when required to do so, or
(b)
gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4)
In this section, “authorised officer” has the same meaning as in section 12.