# Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018, Section 9: Fixed penalties


(1) Where an authorised officer of a local authority has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 2 in the local authority's area, the officer may give that person a fixed penalty notice in respect of that offence.
(2) A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering a person the opportunity to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence by paying a fixed penalty.
(3) In the case of an offence that an authorised officer has reason to believe has been committed by a partnership, the reference in subsection (1) to the person to whom a fixed penalty notice may be given is to be treated as a reference to the partnership.
(4) In the case of an offence that an authorised officer has reason to believe has been committed by an unincorporated association other than a partnership, the reference in subsection (1) to the person to whom a fixed penalty notice may be given is to be treated as a reference to the association.
(5) For further provision about fixed penalties, see Schedule 1.
(6) For the meaning of “authorised officer”, see section 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2018/5/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-minimum-price-for-alcohol-wales-act-2018/section-9
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