Part 1 Provisions for Combatting Crime and Disorder
Chapter 1 On the Spot Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour
Penalty notices and penalties
4 Effect of penalty notice
(1)
This section applies if a penalty notice is given to a person (“A”) under section 2.
(2)
If A asks to be tried for the alleged offence, proceedings may be brought against him.
(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 period of suspended enforcement (as to which see section 5).
(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 8 for enforcement against A as a fine.