Section 131 Use of fixed penalty receiptsI1

After section 237C of the Local Government Act 1972 (as inserted by section 130) insert—

“Use of fixed penalty receipts

237D

(1)

“Fixed penalty receipts” means amounts paid to an authority in pursuance of notices under section 237A.

(2)

The authority shall have regard to the desirability of using its fixed penalty receipts for the purpose of combating any relevant nuisance.

(3)

A “relevant nuisance” is a nuisance in the authority's area for the prevention of which any byelaw to which section 237A applies was made.”