# The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2016, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes the amount of the fixed penalty which is payable if a fixed penalty notice has been issued under section 5 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003. The current amount is set in section 9(2) of the 2003 Act and is equivalent to 20 per cent of level 1 on the Standard Scale. This amount is currently £40. This Order prescribes a new amount which is 40 per cent of level 1 on the standard scale. At the time of making this Order this amount is £80.
The new amount will only apply to fixed penalties issued on or after 1st April 2016.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030349/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dog-fouling-fixed-penalty-scotland-order-2016/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.