Commentary on Sections Part 3: Marine Protection Section 35: Fixed monetary penalties
This section enables the Department to make an order which confers a power on the Department to issue fixed monetary penalties for the breach of byelaws.
The Department may only impose a fixed monetary penalty when satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has committed the relevant offence.
Subsection (4) provides for the maximum fixed financial penalty, which would be £200 (based on the current standard scale of a level 1 fine).  This level of fine reflects the nature of the probable offences, which are likely to be minor breaches of byelaws.