# Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 6


(1) Proceedings for the offence in respect of which a fixed penalty notice was given may not be brought before the end of the period for payment of the fixed penalty.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the person to whom the notice was given has asked in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 to be tried for the alleged offence.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/3/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-hygiene-rating-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule/paragraph-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.