{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2009/12",
  "legislation_title": "Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1A/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A notice must give reasonable particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence.\n(2) A notice must also contain the following information—\n(a) the amount of the fixed penalty;\n(b) the payment deadline;\n(c) the discounted amount and the discounted payment deadline;\n(d) the name of—\n(i) the enforcement authority to which payment should be made; or\n(ii) a person acting on behalf of the enforcement authority to whom payment should be made;\n(e) the address at which payment should be made; and\n(f) the method by which payment should be made.\n(3) A notice given to a person must state that—\n(a) any liability to conviction of the offence is discharged if the person makes payment of—\n(i) the fixed penalty before the payment deadline; or\n(ii) the discounted amount before the discounted payment deadline;\n(b) the payment of a fixed penalty is not a conviction nor may it be recorded as such;\n(c) no proceedings may be commenced against the person in respect of the offence unless the payment deadline has passed and the discounted amount or fixed penalty has not been paid;\n(d) the person has the right to make representations as mentioned in paragraph 8.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1A inserted (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), ss. 43(3), 61(2); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/schedule/1A/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:34.064396+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}