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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Infringement offences

246: Entitlement to infringement fees

You could also call this:

“Local councils can keep the money from fines they give out”

If you get an infringement notice from a local authority, and you pay the fee, the local authority can keep the money. This is true only if the person who gave you the notice works for that local authority. The person who gives out these notices is called an enforcement officer. This rule helps local authorities manage their own fines and fees.

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Part 9 Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings
Infringement offences

246Entitlement to infringement fees

  1. A local authority may retain the infringement fee received by it for an infringement offence if the infringement notice was issued by an enforcement officer appointed by that local authority.

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