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Section 12 Power to require name and address

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(1)

An authorised officer who has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence in an open space may require that person to give his or her name and address with a view to—

(a)

the service of a summons on that person; or

(b)

the issuing of a fixed penalty notice to that person under section 11,

in relation to that offence.

(2)

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide information required under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.