129Fixed penalty notices
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(1)A constable who has reason to believe that a person aged 16 or over has committed a fixed penalty offence in a prescribed area may give the person a fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence.
(2)In subsection (1)—
“fixed penalty notice” means a notice offering the opportunity, by paying a fixed penalty in accordance with this Part, to discharge any liability to be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates; and
“prescribed area” means an area prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.