Regulation 18 Notice requesting a hearing
(1)
A person to whom a fixed penalty notice has been issued may, within the period and in the manner specified —
(a)
in that notice, or
(b)
where notice has been given under regulation 19(6), in that notice,
give notice requesting a hearing in respect of the offence to which the fixed penalty notice relates.
(2)
Where notice requesting a hearing is given —
(a)
the fixed penalty is not payable; and
(b)
the fixed penalty notice may be treated as an information for the purposes of a prosecution for the offence in connection with which it was issued.