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The Executive received a report which sought approval of the Executive to recommend to Council the introduction of a fixed penalty notice (FPN) scheme for businesses selling motor vehicles from the public highway offences.

Recommended to Council

That  (i)    the Council issue fixed penalty notices for offences under Part 2 of Section 3 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005;

(ii)   the level of fixed penalty notices shall be set at £100 per penalty notice where it is considered that a person has committed an offence under Part 2 of Section 3 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005;

(iii)  authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Place), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environmental and Well Being Services, to vary all environmental fixed penalty notice charges in accordance with the legislation; and

(iv)  authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Place) to authorise any persons to issue fixed penalty notices for an offence under Part 2 of Section 3 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

Reason:   The introduction of a fixed penalty notice scheme for businesses selling motor vehicles from the public highway offences is considered a necessary and proportionate response to the current environmental issues facing the Council.