Section 237C: Power to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty

Local Government Act 1972 · 1972 c.70

Part XI: General Provisions as to Local Authorities

237C(1)

If an authorised officer proposes to give a person a notice under section 237A, the officer may require the person to give him his name and address.

237C(2)

A person commits an offence if—

(a) he fails to give his name and address when required to do so under subsection (1), or

(b) he gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.

237C(3)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

237C(4)

In this section, "authorised officer" has the same meaning as in section 237A.

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