http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/2/2011-01-21Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001An Act to make provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make provision about the disclosure of information relating to criminal matters and about powers of search and seizure; to amend the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and the Terrorism Act 2000; to make provision about the police, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad; to make provision about the powers of the courts in relation to criminal matters; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-16Expert Participation2011-01-21
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001s. 57(1)(x)Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025s. 85(2)s. 105s. 109(1)Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001s. 63(2)(j)Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025s. 85(3)s. 105s. 109(1)Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001Sch. 1 para. 56ZA and cross-headingPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025s. 85(4)s. 105s. 109(1)
Part 1
Provisions for Combatting Crime and Disorder
Chapter 1
On the Spot Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour Penalty notices and penalties Penalty notices21A constable who has reason to believe that a person aged 10 or over has committed a penalty offence may give him a penalty notice in respect of the offence.2Unless the notice is given in a police station, the constable giving it must be in uniform.3At a police station, a penalty notice may be given only by an authorised constable.4In this Chapter “penalty notice” means a notice offering the opportunity, by paying a penalty in accordance with this Chapter, to discharge any liability to be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates.5“Authorised constable” means a constable authorised, on behalf of the chief officer of police for the area in which the police station is situated, to give penalty notices.6The Secretary of State may by order—aamend subsection (1) by substituting for the age for the time being specified in that subsection a different age which is not lower than 10, andbif that different age is lower than 16, make provision as follows—iwhere a person whose age is lower than 16 is given a penalty notice, for a parent or guardian of that person to be notified of the giving of the notice, andiifor that parent or guardian to be liable to pay the penalty under the notice.7The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (6)(b) includes provision amending, or applying (with or without modifications), this Chapter or any other enactment (whenever passed or made).8The power conferred by subsection (6) is exercisable by statutory instrument.9No order shall be made under subsection (6) unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.Word in s. 2(1) substituted (26.12.2004) by The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amendment of Minimum Age) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3166), art. 2S. 2(6)-(9) inserted (20.1.2004) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 87(3), 93; S.I. 2003/3300, art. 2(f)(iii)Pt. 1 Ch. 1 extended (15.11.2003) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 38, 108, Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a); S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(d)Pt. 1 Ch. 1 modified (26.12.2004) by The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amendment of Minimum Age) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3166), art. 6