Chapter 1: Fixed penalty notices Section 1: Powers of enforcement authorities
Section 1 defines the relevant offences and the role of enforcement authorities in issuing a fixed penalty notice.
	Subsection (1) sets out the condition that an enforcement authority may issue a fixed penalty notice if they are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has committed a relevant offence in England.
	Subsection (2) defines a ‘relevant offence’ as an offence within subsection (4) that is prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (3)(a) to (f) lists the relevant legislation to which fixed penalty notices may be applied. By listing all legislation, it allows for both the parent act and any secondary legislation made under it to be considered for penalty notices. However, the act of inclusion does not mean that a penalty notice will necessarily be applied to any or all offences under that legislation. Through the mechanism detailed in section 7(2), they will first be required to be considered and then ‘turned on’ via secondary legislation.
	Subsection (4) defines ‘enforcement authority’ for a relevant offence as a person who is specified by regulations made by the Secretary of State. The regulations made by the Secretary of State may specify more than one person in relation to any relevant offence.
	Subsection (5) states that the persons who may be specified by regulations in relation to subsection (4) include the Secretary of State, a local authority, or any other person considered appropriate by the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (6) states that the authority who issued the fixed penalty notice may at any time withdraw it.