Section 30A: Fixed Penalty Notice

30A. Fixed Penalty Notice (1) Where a person commits an offence specified in the Fifth Schedule, an authorised officer or a police officer who detects the offence shall require the person to elect whether to accept a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) or for the offence to be reported with a view to proceedings being taken against him before a Court. (2) Where the person elects to accept an FPN pursuant to subsection (1), one copy of the FPN, in such form as may be prescribed and drawn up in quadruplicate, shall immediately be served on him, calling upon him to pay within 21 days such fine as may be prescribed at the appropriate District Court. (3) The authorised officer or police officer who detects the offence shall – (a) forward one copy of the FPN to the Permanent Secretary or the Commissioner of Police, as the case may be; (b) forward one copy to the appropriate District Court; and (c) retain the fourth copy.