209Infringements

209 Infringements (1) The Secretary may serve an infringement notice on any person that the Secretary has reason to believe has committed a prescribed offence. (2) A Council may serve an infringement notice on any person that the Council has reason to believe has committed a prescribed offence. (3) An offence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) for which an infringement notice may be issued is an infringement offence within the meaning of the **Infringements Act 2006**. (4) The infringement penalty for an offence against a prescribed offence is the prescribed penalty. (5) In this section, ***prescribed offence*** means— (a) in relation to a Council, an offence against Part 6, 9 or 10 (or any regulations made under Part 6, 9 or 10) which is prescribed for the purposes of this section and is committed wholly or partly in the Council's municipal district; and (b) in relation to the Secretary, an offence against this Act (other than section 61) or the regulations which is prescribed for the purposes of this section, wherever committed. See the **Infringements Act 2006** for provisions relating to infringement notices. Division 3—Offences