# Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, Paragraph 2


(1) A notice must give reasonable particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence.
(2) A notice must also contain the following information—
(a) the amount of the fixed penalty;
(b) the payment deadline;
(c) the discounted amount and the discounted payment deadline;
(d) the name of—
(i) the enforcement authority to which payment should be made; or
(ii) a person acting on behalf of the enforcement authority to whom payment should be made;
(e) the address at which payment should be made; and
(f) the method by which payment should be made.
(3) A notice given to a person must state that—
(a) any liability to conviction of the offence is discharged if the person makes payment of—
(i) the fixed penalty before the payment deadline; or
(ii) the discounted amount before the discounted payment deadline;
(b) the payment of a fixed penalty is not a conviction nor may it be recorded as such;
(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;
(d) the person has the right to make representations as mentioned in paragraph 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/schedule/1A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-scotland-act-2009/schedule-1A/paragraph-2
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