Police Reform Act 2002

Powers to issue fixed penalty notices E+W

1 (1) Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person shall have the powers specified in sub-paragraph (2) in relation to any individual who he has reason to believe has committed a relevant fixed penalty offence at a place within the relevant police area.

(2) Those powers are the following powers so far as exercisable in respect of a relevant fixed penalty offence—

(a) the powers of a constable in uniform and of an authorised constable to give a penalty notice under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) (fixed penalty notices in respect of offences of disorder);

[F1 (aa) the power of a constable to give a penalty notice under section 444A of the Education Act 1996 (penalty notice in respect of failure to secure regular attendance at school of registered pupil);]

[F2 (ab) the power of a constable to give a penalty notice under section 105 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (penalty notice in respect of presence of excluded pupil in public place);]

(b) the power of a constable in uniform to give a person a fixed penalty notice under section 54 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (fixed penalty notices) in respect of an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 (c. 50) (riding on a footway) committed by cycling;

(c) F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F4 (ca) the power of an authorised officer of a local authority to give a notice under section 43(1) of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (penalty notices in respect of graffiti or fly-posting); and]

(d) the power of an authorised officer of a litter authority to give a notice under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) (fixed penalty notices in respect of litter)[F5 and

(e) the power of an authorised officer of a primary or secondary authority, within the meaning of section 59 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, to give a notice under that section (fixed penalty notices in respect of offences under dog control orders).]

[F6 (2A) The reference to the powers mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) does not include those powers so far as they relate to an offence under the provisions in the following list—

• section 1 of the Theft Act 1968,

• section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.]

(3) In this paragraph “relevant fixed penalty offence”, in relation to a designated person, means an offence which—

(a) is an offence by reference to which a notice may be given to a person in exercise of any of the powers mentioned in [F7 sub-paragraph (2)(a) to (e)] ; and

(b) is specified or described in [F8 a designation by which this paragraph is applied to the designated person as an offence which the designated person] has been designated to enforce under this paragraph.

[F9 (3A) For the purposes of paragraph (e) of section 64A(1B) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (photographing of suspects in relation to fixed penalty offences) “relevant fixed penalty offence”, in relation to a designated person, includes an offence under a relevant byelaw within the meaning of paragraph 1ZA(4) (and, accordingly, the reference in that paragraph (e) to paragraph 1 of this Schedule includes a reference to paragraph 1ZA of this Schedule).]

[F10 (4) In its application to an offence which is an offence by reference to which a notice may be given to a person in exercise of the power mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(aa) [F11 or (ab)] , sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for the words from “who he has reason to believe” to the end there were substituted “in the relevant police area who he has reason to believe has committed a relevant fixed penalty offence”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(aa) inserted (27.2.2004) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 23(3), 93; S.I. 2003/3300, art. 3(a)(ii)

F2 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(ab) inserted (1.9.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 107(2), 188; S.I. 2007/1801, art. 4(h)

F3 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(c) repealed (6.4.2006 for E. and 15.3.2007 for W.) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), ss. 107, 108, Sch. 5 Pt. 5; S.I. 2006/795, art. 2(3), Sch. 2 (with art. 4(3)(b)); S.I. 2006/2797, art. 5(g) (with art. 10(3)(b)) (as amended (30.1.2007) by S.I. 2007/120, art. 3); S.I. 2007/702

F4 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(ca) inserted (31.3.2004) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 46(1)(b), 93; S.I. 2004/690, art. 2(a)(i)

F5 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(e) and preceding word inserted (6.4.2006 for E. and 15.3.2007 for W.) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), ss. 62(2), 108; S.I. 2006/795, art. 2(3), Sch. 2; S.I. 2006/2797, art. 4(x); S.I. 2007/739

F6 Sch. 4 para. 1(2A) inserted (1.7.2005 for certain purposes and 1.8.2005 otherwise) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 122(3)(a), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(h); S.I. 2005/2026, art. 2(d)

F7 Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(a) substituted (27.1.2010) for the words "sub-paragraph 1(2)(a) to (d)" by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 135, 245, Sch. 6 para. 4(1); S.I. 2010/112, art. 2(g)

F8 Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b) substituted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 5(2)(b); S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(c)

F9 Sch. 4 para. 1(3A) inserted (27.1.2010) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 133(2)(a), 245; S.I. 2010/112, art. 2(e)

F10 Sch. 4 para. 1(4) inserted (27.2.2004) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 23(4), 93; S.I. 2003/3300, art. 3(a)(ii)

F11 Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(4) inserted (1.9.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 107(3), 188; S.I. 2007/1801, art. 4(h)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 4 para. 1 applied in part (1.12.2007) by The Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3202), art. 2, Sch.

C2 Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a) modified (1.11.2004) by The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) and Police Reform Act 2002 (Modification) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/2540), arts. 1(4), 4

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 1 wholly in force at 15.11.2003; Sch. 4 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2); Sch. 4 para. 1 (except sub-paragraph 1(2)(a)) in force at 2.12.2002 by S.I. 2002/2750, art. 2(a)(ii)(a); Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a) in force at 15.11.2003 by S.I. 2003/2593, art. 2(d)