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THE DOG FOULING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003 - DRAFT GUIDANCE
OUTLINE FIXED PENALTY NOTICE
DOG FOULING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003
I have reasonable grounds for suspecting that:
INSERT NAME OF ALLEGED OFFENDER
of
INSERT ADDRESS
has committed an offence under section 1 of the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003.
Details of the offence:
INSERT PLACE, DATE, TIME AND NATURE OF OFFENCE plus any other information considered relevant. e.g. on 1 November 2003 at 14.30 hrs the above named person failed to clear up after a dog in his charge on the pavement outside 48 Main Street, Anytown.
This notice offers you the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by paying a fixed penalty of 40. Failure to discharge payment within 28 days from the day after this notice was issued will result in the fixed penalty increasing from 40 to 60. The local authority is authorised to begin proceedings to recover the increased amount at any time after the expiry of the period for paying referred to above without the need to obtain a court order.
Payment may be made by sending this notice with a INSERT PAYMENT METHODS ACCEPTABLE TO LOCAL AUTHORITY to INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO WHICH PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE.
The person named on this notice may contest the fixed penalty by requesting a hearing within 28 days from the day after this fixed penalty notice was issued. No court proceedings will be brought for the offence unless a notice requesting a hearing is submitted. If you wish to contest this fixed penalty notice you may request a hearing by ticking the box below and returning this notice to INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY
Signed ………………………………. Date of Issue …………………….
TO BE COMPLETED BY RECIPIENT OF FIXED PENALTY NOTICE
I enclose payment of the appropriate fixed penalty.
I dispute the validity of this fixed penalty notice and wish to request a court hearing.
If you wish, please state why you are disputing the validity of this notice:
Signed………………………………. Date………………………….
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