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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61</dc:identifier><dc:title>Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision for an offender levy; to amend the law relating to measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses and live links; to make provision for policing and community safety partnerships; to make provision regulating certain sporting events; to amend the law relating to the treatment of offenders; to make provision for penalty notices and conditional cautions; to amend the law on legal aid; to confer additional rights of audience on certain solicitors; to amend the law on bail; to make other amendments relating to the administration of civil and criminal justice; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-15</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-06-01</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 6</Strong>
        </Number><Title>ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/part/6/chapter/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/part/6/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="12" id="part-6-chapter-1" RestrictStartDate="2018-06-01"><Number>CHAPTER 1</Number><Title>PENALTY NOTICES</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/part/6/chapter/1/crossheading/penalty-notices" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/part/6/chapter/1/crossheading/penalty-notices" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-6-chapter-1-crossheading-penalty-notices" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-06"><Title><Emphasis>Penalty notices</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2012-06-06"><Title>Form of penalty notice</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61" id="section-61"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-9866d0af70d4795ab60bb12f4102cb2f"/>61</Pnumber><P1para><Text>A penalty notice must—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/a" id="section-61-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>state the alleged offence;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/b" id="section-61-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary to provide reasonable information about it;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/c" id="section-61-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>specify the suspended enforcement period (as to which see section 63) and explain its effect;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/d" id="section-61-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>state the amount of the penalty;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/e" id="section-61-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>state the fixed penalty clerk to whom, and the address at which, the penalty may be paid; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/section/61/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61/f" id="section-61-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>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.</Text></P3para></P3></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-9866d0af70d4795ab60bb12f4102cb2f" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-61" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/24/section/61" id="c4du6yft2-00146">S. 61</CitationSubRef> in operation at 6.6.2012  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/214" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2012" Number="214" Title="The Justice (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012" id="c4du6yft2-00147">S.R. 2012/214</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-m" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/214/article/2/m" CitationRef="c4du6yft2-00147" Operative="true" id="c4du6yft2-00148">art. 2(m)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>