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.