Regulation 4 Lesser amounts of fixed penaltiesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where a district council acting under—

(a)

Article 6(7) of, and paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 1A to, the Litter Order^f1; or

(b)

sections 27(2), 44(3) or 53(3) of the 2011 Act,

makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £40.

(2)

Where a district council acting under—

(a)

Article 14A(5) of the Litter Order^f2;

(b)

section 8A(4) of the Noise Act^f3; or

(c)

section 4(10) of the 2011 Act,

makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £60.

(3)

Where a district council acting under Article 29A(10) of the 1978 Order^f4 makes provision for treating a fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by that council, such lesser amount shall be not less than £120.

(4)

A district council acting under more than one of the provisions in paragraph (1) or in paragraph (2) may specify a different lesser amount under each such provision.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: Article 6(7) and Schedule 1A were respectively inserted by sections 16(2) and 21(3) of the 2011 Act.
f2: Article 14A was inserted by section 20 of the 2011 Act.
f3: Section 8A was inserted by section 61(2) of the 2011 Act.
f4: Article 29A was inserted by section 7 of the 2011 Act.