Commentary on Sections The structure of the Act
4.The Act has seven sections and a schedule. Sections 1 and 2 comprise the main provisions of the Act. Section 3 covers powers granted to authorised officers of a local authority. Section 4 deals with interpretation, section 5 with regulations, section 6 with commencement and section 7 sets out the Act’s short title.
5.The schedule sets out the details of the fixed penalty notice (FPN) regime.