4(1)A fixed penalty notice must—U.K.
(a)state the alleged offence;
(b)give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute that offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information about it;
(c)state the fixed penalty for that offence;
(d)specify the relevant officer to whom the fixed penalty may be paid and the address at which it may be paid;
(e)state that proceedings against the person to whom it is issued cannot be commenced in respect of the offence until the end of the suspended enforcement period;
(f)state that such proceedings cannot be commenced if the penalty is paid within the suspended enforcement period;
(g)inform the person to whom it is issued of his right to ask to be tried for the alleged offence; and
(h)explain how that right may be exercised and the effect of exercising it.
(2)The suspended enforcement period for the purposes of this Schedule is—
(a)the period of [F128 days] beginning with the day after that on which the fixed penalty notice was issued; or
(b)such longer period as may be specified in the notice.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 4(2)(a) substituted (27.6.2017) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 10(1), 118(2) (with s. 10(2))