| 翻訳と辞書 |
| Fixed penalty notice ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
Fixed penalty notice
Fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were introduced in Britain in the 1950s to deal with minor parking offences. Originally used by police and traffic wardens, their use has extended to other public officials and authorities, as has the range of offences for which they can be used.
In recent years, this has taken the form of using them to give police and public authorities in England, Scotland and Wales a realistic weapon against anti-social behaviour. They are designed to reduce paperwork on police and council officers by allowing low-level anti-social behaviour to be dealt with on the spot. Newer types of notice exist for disorder, environmental crime, truancy and noise. A fixed penalty notice is not a fine〔http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp The Bill of Rights 1689 states that fines may only be levied following a conviction.〕 or criminal conviction and the recipient can opt for the matter to be dealt with in court instead of paying. However, if the recipient neither pays the penalty nor opts for a court hearing in the time specified, the penalty may be increased by 50% and registered against the recipient as a fine.〔http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_offences_guidance_on_fixed_penalty_notices/#where〕 It may then be enforced by the normal methods used to enforce unpaid fines, including imprisonment in some circumstances.
In Hong Kong, fixed penalty notices are issued for minor offences such as smoking, littering, parking, idling engine, etc.〔http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/237/ http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/600 http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/570 http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/611〕
== Penalty notices for parking and motoring offences ==
This was the original use for FPNs, currently continuing in Great Britain under powers provided by the (Road Traffic Act 1991 ) as well as in Northern Ireland; in many areas this style of enforcement has been taken over from police by local authorities. Some other motoring offences (other than parking) can also be dealt with by the issue of FPNs by police, VOSA or local authority personnel. FPNs issued by local authority parking attendants are backed with powers to obtain payment by civil action and are defined as "penalty charge notices", distinguishing them from other FPNs which are often backed with a power of criminal prosecution if the penalty is not paid; in the latter case the "fixed penalty" is sometimes designated as a "mitigated penalty" to indicate the avoidance of being prosecuted which it provides. Charges are initially £70 to be paid within 28 days, but if paid within 14 days of the 28 day period, the charge is decreased by 50%, to £35. To appeal or contest against this notice, you will have to go through courts and hearings, and also if the case is won, you will not have to pay, but if lost, depending on your status, the 50% period pay could be extended.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「Fixed penalty notice」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|