PART 6ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION
CHAPTER 1PENALTY NOTICES
Penalty notices
I161Form of penalty notice
A penalty notice must—
a
state the alleged offence;
b
give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary to provide reasonable information about it;
c
specify the suspended enforcement period (as to which see section 63) and explain its effect;
d
state the amount of the penalty;
e
state the fixed penalty clerk to whom, and the address at which, the penalty may be paid; and
f
inform the person to whom it is given of the right to ask to be tried for the alleged offence and explain how that right may be exercised.