# Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 129: Fixed penalty notices

Extent: S

(1) A constable who has reason to believe that a person aged 16 or over has committed a fixed penalty offence in a prescribed area may give the person a fixed penalty notice in respect of the offence.
(2) In subsection (1)—
“fixed penalty notice” means a notice offering the opportunity, by paying a fixed penalty in accordance with this Part, to discharge any liability to be convicted of the offence to which the notice relates; and
“prescribed area” means an area prescribed by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/129 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004/section-129
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