258Contents of infringement notice

258 Contents of infringement notice (1) The infringement notice must specify the following: (a) the name and address of the person, if known; (b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person; (c) the date and time of the infringement notice offence and the place at which the infringement offence occurred; (d) a description of the offence; (e) for an environmental offence – the penalty payable in accordance with section 8 of the Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1996; (f) for any other offence – the prescribed amount payable for the offence; (g) the enforcement agency, as defined in the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001, to which the penalty or prescribed amount is payable. (2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of (a) the person may expiate the infringement notice offence and avoid any further action in relation to the offence by paying the prescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within 28 days after the notice is given; (b) the person may elect under section 21 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 to have the matter dealt with by a court instead of under that Act by completing a statement of election and giving it to the specified enforcement agency;

Environment Protection Regulations 2020 136 (c) if the person does nothing in response to the notice, enforcement action may be taken under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001. (3) Also, the infringement notice must include an appropriate form for making the statement of election mentioned in subregulation (2)(b).