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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/2011-01-21</dc:identifier><dc:title>Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</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>2026-01-16</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-01-21</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 1</Strong>
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            <Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="c19300551"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c19427341"/>Chapter 1</Strong>
          </Number><Title> On the Spot Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/part/1/chapter/1/crossheading/penalty-notices-and-penalties/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/part/1/chapter/1/crossheading/penalty-notices-and-penalties" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictEndDate="2020-12-01" id="part-1-chapter-1-crossheading-penalty-notices-and-penalties" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-13" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Title> Penalty notices and penalties</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2002-08-12"><Title> Effect of penalty notice</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4" id="section-4"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">4</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/1/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/1" id="section-4-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies if a penalty notice is given to a person (“<Term id="term-a">A</Term>”) under section 2.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/2/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/2" id="section-4-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If A asks to be tried for the alleged offence, proceedings may be brought against him.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3" id="section-4-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Such a request must be made by a notice given by A—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3/a/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3/a" id="section-4-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in the manner specified in the penalty notice; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3/b/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/3/b" id="section-4-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>before the end of the period of suspended enforcement (as to which see section 5).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/4/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/4" id="section-4-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A request which is made in accordance with subsection (3) is referred to in this Chapter as a “<Term id="term-request-to-be-tried">request to be tried</Term>”.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5" id="section-4-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If, by the end of the suspended enforcement period—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5/a/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5/a" id="section-4-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the penalty has not been paid in accordance with this Chapter, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5/b/2011-01-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/4/5/b" id="section-4-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>A has not made a request to be tried,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>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.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c19300551" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00212" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/part/1/chapter/1" SectionRef="part-1-chapter-1">Pt. 1 Ch. 1</CitationSubRef> extended (15.11.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30" id="c00213" Year="2002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="30" Title="Police Reform Act 2002">Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00214" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30/section/38" CitationRef="c00213" SectionRef="section-38">ss. 38</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30/section/108" CitationRef="c00213" SectionRef="section-108">108</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00216" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/30/schedule/4/paragraph/1/2/a" CitationRef="c00213" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-1-2-a" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>; 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