# The Bus Lane Contraventions (Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, Regulation 7: Circumstances in which a charge need not be paid or is to be refunded

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(1) A charge is not payable under these Regulations where—
(a) the conduct constituting the contravention is the subject of criminal proceedings; or
(b) a fixed penalty notice, as defined by section 52 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, has been given in respect of that conduct.
(2) Where, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1)—
(a) a charge has been paid in respect of a contravention; and
(b) the circumstances are as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b),
the approved local authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after those circumstances come to their notice, refund the amount of the charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/442/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bus-lane-contraventions-charges-adjudication-and-enforcement-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-7
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