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Fines Act 1996
24AGNo more than 1 penalty notice to be issued within 1 week for same offence
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#### 24AG No more than 1 penalty notice to be issued within 1 week for same offence
24AG No more than 1 penalty notice to be issued within 1 week for same offence
> A penalty notice for a parking offence is invalid if—
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> > (a) a penalty notice has been, or is proposed to be, issued for an earlier parking offence, and
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> > (b) the parking offence and the earlier parking offence—
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> > > (i) occurred within the same 7-day period, and
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> > > (ii) are of the same kind, and
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> > > (iii) involve the same vehicle, and
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> > > (iv) occurred—
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> > > > (A) on the same length of road between the same cross streets, or
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> > > > (B) in the same car parking area, and
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> > (c) a notification was not attached to the vehicle in contravention of this division—
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> > > (i) for the earlier parking offence, or
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> > > (ii) if there is more than 1 earlier parking offence that satisfies paragraphs (a) and (b)—each of the earlier parking offences.
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> **s 24AG:** Ins 2024 No 79, Sch 1.