# Noise Act 1996, Section 8B: Fixed penalty notices: power to require name and address

Extent: E+W

(1) If an officer of a local authority who is authorised for the purposes of section 8 proposes to give a person a fixed penalty notice, the officer may require the person to give him his name and address.
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he fails to give his name and address when required to do so under subsection (1), or
(b) he gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/37/section/8B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/noise-act-1996/section-8B
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