PART 6ALTERNATIVES TO PROSECUTION
CHAPTER 1PENALTY NOTICES
Penalty notices
I162Effect of penalty notice
1
This section applies if a penalty notice is given to a person (“A”) under section 60.
2
If A asks to be tried for the alleged offence, proceedings may be brought against A.
3
Such a request must be made by a notice given by A—
a
in the manner specified in the penalty notice; and
b
before the end of the suspended enforcement period (as to which see section 63).
4
A request which is made in accordance with subsection (3) is referred to in this Chapter as a “request to be tried”.
5
If, by the end of the suspended enforcement period—
a
the penalty has not been paid in accordance with this Chapter, and
b
A has not made a request to be tried,
a sum equal to one and a half times the amount of the penalty may be registered under section 67 for enforcement against A as a fine.