168Infringement notices

168 Infringement notices

(1)  In this section –

infringement offence means an offence against this Act, or the regulations, that is prescribed by the regulations to be an infringement offence.

(2)  An inspector may issue and serve an infringement notice on a person if the inspector reasonably believes that the person has committed an infringement offence.

(3)  An infringement notice may not be served on a natural person who has not attained the age of 18 years.

(4)  An infringement notice –

(a) is to be in accordance with section 14 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 ; and

(b) is not to relate to more than 3 offences.

(5)  The regulations –

(a) may prescribe, for infringement offences, the penalties payable under infringement notices; and

(b) may prescribe different penalties for bodies corporate and natural persons.

(6)  The penalty prescribed –

(a) in relation to a person, for any infringement offence, is not to exceed 20% of the maximum penalty that could be, in respect of the offence, imposed on a natural person by a court; and

(b) in relation to a body corporate, for any infringement offence, is not to exceed 30% of the maximum penalty that could be, in respect of the offence, imposed on a body corporate by a court.