Section 47ZA: Fixed penalty notices for offences under sections 46 and 47

Environmental Protection Act 1990 · 1990 c. 43View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Waste on Land

This section applies where on any occasion an authorised officer of a waste collection authority has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 46 or 47 above in the area of that authority.

The authorised officer may give that person a notice offering him the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fixed penalty to the waste collection authority.

Where a person is given a notice under this section in respect of an offence—

no proceedings may be instituted for that offence before the expiration of the period of fourteen days following the date of the notice; and
he may not be convicted of that offence if he pays the fixed penalty before the expiration of that period.

A notice under this section must give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information of the offence.

A notice under this section must also state—

the period during which, by virtue of subsection (3) above, proceedings will not be taken for the offence;
the amount of the fixed penalty; and
the person to whom and the address at which the fixed penalty may be paid.

Without prejudice to payment by any other method, payment of the fixed penalty may be made by pre-paying and posting a letter containing the amount of the penalty (in cash or otherwise) to the person mentioned in subsection (5)(c) above at the address so mentioned.

Where a letter is sent in accordance with subsection (6) above payment is to be regarded as having been made at the time at which that letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

The form of a notice under this section is to be such as the appropriate person may by order prescribe.

In any proceedings a certificate which—

purports to be signed on behalf of the chief finance officer of the waste collection authority, and
states that payment of a fixed penalty was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,

is evidence of the facts stated.

In this section—

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