The fixed penalty payable in pursuance of a notice under section 43(1) is payable to the local authority whose authorised officer gave the notice.
In any proceedings a certificate which—
purports to be signed by or on behalf of the person responsible for the financial affairs of a local authority, and
states that payment of a penalty payable in pursuance of a notice under section 43(1) was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,
is evidence of the facts stated.
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