Legislation – Road Safety Act 2006
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Fixed penalties
3Graduated fixed penalties
(1)
The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) is amended as follows.
(2)
“(2)
Any order made under subsection (1)(a) above in relation to an offence may make provision for the fixed penalty for the offence to be different depending on the circumstances, including (in particular)—
(a)
the nature of the contravention or failure constituting the offence,
(b)
how serious it is,
(c)
the area, or sort of place, where it takes place, and
(d)
whether the offender appears to have committed any offence or offences of a description specified in the order during a period so specified.”
(3)
“and
(b)
the amount of the penalty stated in the offer is less than the fixed penalty applicable in the circumstances,”.