# Food (Scotland) Act 2015, Section 40: Withdrawal of a fixed penalty notice


(1) An authorised officer of the appropriate enforcement authority may withdraw a fixed penalty notice issued by an authorised officer of the authority.
(2) A fixed penalty notice—
(a) may be withdrawn at any time before payment is made in accordance with the notice, and
(b) is withdrawn by the issuing of a notice in writing to that effect to the person to whom the fixed penalty notice was issued.
(3) Where a fixed penalty notice is withdrawn, it is to be treated as if it had never been issued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/1/section/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-scotland-act-2015/section-40
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