Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12)

[F1 SCHEDULE 1A S FIXED PENALTIES

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1A inserted (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 43(3), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch.

Content of fixed penalty notice S

2 (1) A notice must give reasonable particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence. S

(2) A notice must also contain the following information—

(a) the amount of the fixed penalty;

(b) the payment deadline;

(c) the discounted amount and the discounted payment deadline;

(d) the name of—

(i) the enforcement authority to which payment should be made; or

(ii) a person acting on behalf of the enforcement authority to whom payment should be made;

(e) the address at which payment should be made; and

(f) the method by which payment should be made.

(3) A notice given to a person must state that—

(a) any liability to conviction of the offence is discharged if the person makes payment of—

(i) the fixed penalty before the payment deadline; or

(ii) the discounted amount before the discounted payment deadline;

(b) the payment of a fixed penalty is not a conviction nor may it be recorded as such;

(c) no proceedings may be commenced against the person in respect of the offence unless the payment deadline has passed and the discounted amount or fixed penalty has not been paid;

(d) the person has the right to make representations as mentioned in paragraph 8.]