133Penalty notice offences

#### 133 Penalty notice offences 133 Penalty notice offences > > (1) For the purposes of the Act, section 195, the provisions of this section have effect. > > > (2) An offence specified in Schedule 5, Column 1 is an offence for which a penalty notice may be issued. > > > (3) If a reference to a provision in Schedule 5, Column 1 is qualified by words restricting its operation to specified kinds of offences or to offences committed in specified circumstances, a penalty notice may only be issued for the offence if it is an offence of a specified kind or is committed in specified circumstances. > > > (4) An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice for the offence only if the authorised officer is— > > > > > (a) a police officer, or > > > > > (b) of a class specified for the offence in Schedule 5, Column 2. > > > (5) An authorised officer who is an officer or employee of— > > > > > (a) a council may exercise the functions of an authorised officer only within the local government area of the council, and > > > > > (b) a declared organisation may exercise the functions of an authorised officer only within the area of operations of the organisation. > > > (6) Despite subsection (5), under an arrangement entered into between the bodies concerned for the exercise of the functions of an authorised officer in the areas specified in the arrangement, an authorised officer who is an officer or employee of— > > > > > (a) a council may exercise the functions of an authorised officer in the local government area of another council, or > > > > > (b) a declared organisation may exercise the functions of an authorised officer in the area of operations of another declared organisation. > > > (7) The amount payable under a penalty notice is the amount specified in relation to the offence in Schedule 5, Column 3. > > > > Note— > > > > See also sections 135 and 136.