# Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, Section 2B: Fixed penalty notices: power to require name and address


(1) If an authorised officer of a local authority proposes to give a person a notice under section 2A above, 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) above, 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) above is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4) In this section “ authorised officer ” has the same meaning as in section 2A above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/3/section/2B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/refuse-disposal-amenity-act-1978/section-2B
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