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fixed penalty notice en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong, UK) A notice served on an offender by an authorised person, which is usually for committing a minor offence. It requires the offender to pay a fixed fine within a certain period of time, or appeal against it, possibly in court.
    • How will these rules be enforced? […] Fines for first-time offenders who breach regulations have been increased from £60 to £100 (reducing to £50 if the fixed penalty notice is paid within 14 days), […] 2020 May 20, “Social distancing: Questions and answers”, in Rail, page 9:

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