212Infringement notices

212 Infringement notices

(1) An authorised officer may serve an infringement notice on any person who the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against this Act or the regulations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.

(2) An offence referred to in subsection (1) for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an infringement notice must—

(a) be in the form required by the Infringements Act 2006; and

(b) include details of the additional steps (if any) required to expiate the offence.

(4) Despite anything to the contrary in the Infringements Act 2006, a notice under subsection (1) may be served on an incorporated association in accordance with this section.

(5) The Registrar may, in writing, authorise a person to serve infringement notices under this section.

(6) In this section—

authorised officer means—

(a) the Registrar;

(b) a person authorised by the Registrar under subsection (5);

(c) an inspector;

person includes an incorporated association.