12—(1) Where an authorised officer of a district council has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 1, 2 or 4 to 9 within the district of that council, the authorised officer may give the person a fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence.
(2) A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering a person the opportunity to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence to which the notice relates by paying a penalty in accordance with this Act.
(3) Schedule 2 makes further provision about fixed penalties.
Commencement Information
I1S. 12 in operation at 13.2.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/41, art. 2
I2S. 12 in operation at 1.5.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/90, art. 2