178AInfringement offences

178A Infringement offences (1) An authorised officer or other person authorised by the Regulatory Authority may serve an infringement notice on a person for a contravention of— (a) section 112, 113 or 116; or (b) offences against the regulations that are prescribed for the purposes of this section. (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) The infringement penalty for an infringement offence is the amount which is 10 per cent of the maximum penalty that could be imposed on the person if the person were prosecuted in a court. (4) The payment of an infringement penalty is not to be considered in assessing whether a person is a fit and proper person to be involved in the provision of, or to be a nominated supervisor of, a children's service. Payment of the infringement penalty and any relevant fee expiates the offence. See section 32(1A)(a)(i) of the **Infringements Act 2006**. S. 179 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.