Article 37 Payment of fixed penaltyF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The fixed penalty payable in pursuance of a notice under Article 36 is payable to the district council whose officer gave the notice.

(2)

In any proceedings a certificate which—

(a)

purports to be signed on behalf of the clerk of the council, and

(b)

states that payment of a fixed penalty was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,

is evidence of the facts stated.

(3)

In this Article “clerk of the council”, in relation to a district council, means the clerk appointed in accordance with section 41 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 37 substituted (3.10.2011) by Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 9), ss. 12, 18(1); S.R. 2011/332, art. 2, Sch.