# Leeds City Council Act 2013, Section 5: Fixed penalty offences


(1) Where on any occasion an authorised officer finds a person who he has reason to believe has on that occasion committed a relevant offence in the city, the officer may give that person a notice offering him the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for that offence by payment of a fixed penalty.
(2) Section 6 shall apply in respect of fixed penalty notices under this section.
(3) An authorised officer may not exercise the powers under subsection (1) and section 6 shall have no effect until the levels of fixed penalties set by the council in accordance with section 7 have come into force for the first time in accordance with section 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2013/2/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leeds-city-council-act-2013/section-5
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